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What do yall think is the best opening to buy all pieces in proper attacking positions with little damage to any major piece.
To much variety in what the other side can do for there to be an absolute best. 1.e4 and 1.d4 is the eternal battle. 1.nf3, 1.c4 are next level down with 1.nf3 being the most flexible, but declines the advantage of the first move by not defining the type of game. 1.c4 can transpose into a 1.d4 opening. 1.b3, 1.g3 are uncommon but not bad, just less initial aggressiveness than the central pawn pushes. What criteria do you use to define best from opening moves? Sharpness and traps; solidness and endgame pawn structure?
Playing with the black pieces I always open with the Icelandic Gambit. 
1.e4
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8-u wrote:
Playing with the black pieces I always open with the Icelandic Gambit.
This is not the Icelandic gambit but rather a generous pawn offer for no compensation. The actual gambit starts in the line you're showing, 3...Nf6 4.c4 e6.
I prefer d4
but c4 and e4 are also fine))
