Best opening move?

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Avatar of checkmateibeatu

What do you play (as white) as your first move? Please don't say stuff like knight to rook's three or the rook pawn moving or anything like that.

I play e4

Current poll results as of 8/25/11 5:24 AM PST

e4 3

Nf3 2

c4 2

d4 2

f4 1

b3 1

Avatar of Arctor

1.b3 - best by test

Avatar of restraint

f4 is a really good positional opening.  I love it.  Wild tactical lines are good with e4 or d4 ... ... but then there is a wild tactical variation for every move ... BUT i will still stick to f4 baing a mainly "positional" move. 

Avatar of sftac

1. d4

Avatar of CapsLock01

e4

Avatar of duskrevival

1.a4!!

Avatar of checkmateibeatu
duskrevival wrote:

1.a4!!


LOL

Avatar of sizzlingsisig

e4

Avatar of Conquistador

1 P-KKt4!

Avatar of Ben_Dubuque

+1 to c4

 

and for defence+1 to e4 Nf6

Avatar of cornedbeefhashvili

1.P-Q4 - solid and reliable

Avatar of pauix

P-KB3 is the best possible move. Or is it the worst? Anyways, I vote for P-K4.

Avatar of HellCraft

I play e5 three times and lose.

Avatar of Rook250

1. Nf3.