3-check: best openings

Well, U can simulate test games on another site (Stockfish 8).

 1 ply. There are 2 best moves:

• 1. e4 KP, ev=+1.2
• 2. Nc3 van Geet, ev=+0.9

 2 plies:

• 1. e4 Nc6 Nimzo, ev=+1.4
• 1. e4 Nf6 Alekhine, ev=+1.5
• 1. e4 c5 Sicilian, ev=+1.6
• 1. e4 e6 French, ev=+1.6

• 1. Nc3 c5 van Geet: Sicilian, ev=+0.9
• 1. Nc3 Nc6 van Geet: Symmetrical, ev=+0.9
• 1. Nc3 e6 van Geet: French, ev=+1.0

 3 plies:

• 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 French: QK, ev=+1.2
• 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 French: KK, ev=+0.9

• 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nimzo: Declined, ev=+1.8
• 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 Nimzo: QK, ev=+1.4

(to be continued)

Phoenyx75: U speak about the standard chess but that's right. Lichess chooses 1. d4 with evaluation +0.1 at depth 45. The evaluation is taken from the Cloud of chess games. It means that it was calculated previously.

In this thread I speak about 3-check chess variant.

Good