alexthegreat1and wrote:
Whats the best opening for black?
The one that responds best to what white has done.
Whats the best opening for black?
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notmtwain wrote:
alexthegreat1and wrote:
Whats the best opening for black?
The one that responds best to what white has done.
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Oct 26, 2020
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There is no best! There is sound, risky, and bad!
For example, against 1.e4,
1...e5, 1...e6, 1...c5, and 1...c6 are all equally sound.
1...Nf6, 1...d6, 1...g6, 1...d5, and 1...Nc6 are all dicey, but no refutation is known.
The other 11 moves are simply bad!
So while the number of good moves is finite (4 in the case of White playing 1.e4), THERE IS NO BEST!
ThrillerFan wrote:
There is no best! There is sound, risky, and bad!
For example, against 1.e4,
1...e5, 1...e6, 1...c5, and 1...c6 are all equally sound.
1...Nf6, 1...d6, 1...g6, 1...d5, and 1...Nc6 are all dicey, but no refutation is known.
The other 11 moves are simply bad!
So while the number of good moves is finite (4 in the case of White playing 1.e4), THERE IS NO BEST!
I don't think b6 is good, but I think it probably is more dicey that outright awful. Also, 1...d6 in itself is completely sound as long as Black heads for a Hanham Philidor. It only gets dicey if black commits to d6/g6
Whats the best opening for black?