I dont usually play 1.c4, so I will only be discussing the 1.d4 openings…
Those openings are very positional and strategical, so don’t bother much trying to find tactics… Most lines are closed, uncommonly semi-open and rarely open.
White will try to gain space, while black will try to keep the game closed until he’s ready for a strike.
the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is not a d4 and c4 opening
Beat me to it!
And then he also says no e4 openings unless it starts d4. What a joke.
Also no 4-letter F or S words? Pa-leez!
Some folk says five openings seen from d4/c4 will show:
Slav (another 4 letter S-word)
Semi-Slav (a pair of 4 letter S-words hyphenated)
And three other openings!
1) e4 openings can be played without d4
2) I think he meant no swear words with f or s, thus, F*** or S*** not allowed
Thank you for your declaration of my rules. You are the best guy currently on the forum!
** Everybody else immediately stops posting on it.**