1. a4: Best Chess Opening!

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mrguy888
sandstreampop wrote:
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Did you decide it was too mindblowing for us to see?

sandstreampop
mrguy888 wrote:
sandstreampop wrote:
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Did you decide it was too mindblowing for us to see?


I thought of that, but then I realized that the truth must always shine through the clouds of disbelief!

theRonster456

OK, granted, duskrevival, against 1.e4 a5 your move 2.Ke2 in post #93 is an improvement over Tiger's lemon. But black failed to find the right continuation. Instead the weak 3...Nf6, black has 3...Ke7! which seems to equalize nicely, as in this game:

checkmateibeatu
If 1.a4 really was the best move ever, then wouldn't grandmasters and engines have figured it out by now?
mrguy888
checkmateibeatu wrote:
If 1.a4 really was the best move ever, then wouldn't grandmasters and engines have figured it out by now?

Engines are terrible at anything but tactics. Grandmasters are far from perfect and play new improvements in the openings all the time. Chess is so complicated that it is understandable how they missed this impressive move.

checkmateibeatu
I will give you a4 players a challenge. Play a game of live chess on this site, play a4 and show all of us the game.
CharlesDarwin1859
sandstreampop wrote:

 


haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha

 

Awesome! I am going to play this line!!

theRonster456
checkmateibeatu wrote:
I will give you a4 players a challenge. Play a game of live chess on this site, play a4 and show all of us the game.

 OK, tough guy! I'll accept the challenge! I'll play a game of live chess on this site, I'll play 1.a4, but I ain't showing the game to nobody! That's how Anthony Weiner got into trouble!

pumpupthevolume247

1.a4? id love to play u if this is ur 1st move...

coairrob777

This made me giggle. :D

CharlesDarwin1859

Epic win with 1.a4 !!!! hahahahahha

LegoPirate
atangan wrote:
LegoPirate wrote:
duskrevival wrote:
theRonster456 wrote:

Of course, 1...a5 works as well for black as 1.a4 does for white. And especially against that laughable excuse for a move, 1.e4. Take a look at this gem:


Don't underestimate 1.e4, As I said before, 1.e4 allows 2.Ke2!! Watch the power of this move as the game below shows.

 

The proof 1.e4 isn't bad

Also, e4!!!! allows K(for Kangaroo)f4!!!!:

 

 


 

It does not... It allows for the King's gambit!

2.Kf4 is the Kangaroo's Gambit, not the King's Gambit.

checkmateibeatu

@ajedricito Oh my god! You probably would have CRUSHED that cpu if you played e4!

checkmateibeatu

Here is a sample opening with 1.a4:

mrguy888
checkmateibeatu wrote:

Here is a sample opening with 1.a4:

 


How do you get your board to make illegal moves? I can't figure it out.

checkmateibeatu
mrguy888 wrote:
checkmateibeatu wrote:

Here is a sample opening with 1.a4:

 


How do you get your board to make illegal moves? I can't figure it out.


Why don't you re-learn the rules of chess!?

LegoPirate
mrguy888 wrote:
checkmateibeatu wrote:

Here is a sample opening with 1.a4:

 


How do you get your board to make illegal moves? I can't figure it out.


Type the moves into the PGN box.

checkmateibeatu
LegoPirate wrote:
mrguy888 wrote:
checkmateibeatu wrote:

Here is a sample opening with 1.a4:

 


How do you get your board to make illegal moves? I can't figure it out.


Type the moves into the PGN box.


Why should I need to? I see no reason why.

checkmateibeatu
checkmateibeatu wrote:
LegoPirate wrote:
mrguy888 wrote:
checkmateibeatu wrote:

Here is a sample opening with 1.a4:

 


How do you get your board to make illegal moves? I can't figure it out.


Type the moves into the PGN box.


Why should I need to? I see no reason why.


Sorry, I just realized you talking to him.

mrguy888
checkmateibeatu wrote:
LegoPirate wrote:
mrguy888 wrote:
checkmateibeatu wrote:

Here is a sample opening with 1.a4:

 


How do you get your board to make illegal moves? I can't figure it out.


Type the moves into the PGN box.


Why should I need to? I see no reason why.


You need to if you make illegal moves like e5 after a4. f5 is forced!