If Magnus plays c4, why do most beginers not?

Why shouldn't beginners play the same openings as super-GMs?

Hey... why not drive your car at 370 km/hr like Lewis Hamilton?

After all, he's a world famous Formula 1 driver... he ought to know the best way to drive, right?

Wait til the next fast and furious movie comes out.  Accidents always go up.  Every teenager thinks they can drive like they do in the movies.

Because my car won't go that fast

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They could, but 1. c4 is actually positionally quite complicated. It gives rise to numerous pawn structures and contains a huge number of transpositional  possibilities. 

the trouble with c4 is you don’t really know what you are doing.

might as well play a4.

Maybe you're playing with c pawn odds? 

Well, Magnus also plays 1.e4, 1.d4. and 1.Nf3, so what's your point?

His point may be that he can play those. 

The OP is rated 1054.  He can play 1.a4, or 1.h4 and still be ok.

But Magnus doesn't play those!  Noooo!

It’s best to play the openings that you’re comfortable with because they’re your style.

No, we must follow Magnus blindly. 

The bunny is  seriously considering singing lessons to improve his chess. 

1.c4 is not only good for positional players. There are many sharp lines in which white opens the f-file and attacks directly the black king. 

Okay, I would like to clear up something. I never said we physically can't play c4, we can. It's just that, ask almost any beginner coach if we should play c4, and he'll most likely say no. I know many people are saying that c4 is very complicated for beginners like me, but then again, c4 is no more as complicated as e4 or d4 if you think about it. I mean, everybody knows e4/d4, and there are so many varaiations that you should learn if you want to improve that specific opening.

How bout u get out of the form that I made.

Good point. That left me thinking. But still, chess and car racing are two different things.

Thanks!  Tho my USCF is 843.