teacher_1's LESSON #1

yeah teacher_1, what if black plays Nf6 instead of your usual "d5"

You Sir are a complete idiot and probably not even a chess player at all. It's only the Queen's Gambit after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 and not  "D4 (Queen’s Gambit)" as you incorrectly stated.

1. d4 is the Queen's Pawn game:

http://www.365chess.com/opening.php?m=2&n=7&ms=d4&ns=7

What happens if Black plays 1.... Nf6, for instance? Is that the Queen's Gambit too?

To claim that 1. d4 is the Queen's Gambit is akin to claiming that 1. e4 is the King's Gambit.

Why don't you crawl down whatever horrible little hole you crawled out of and take your worthless lessons with you? oh yeah, you crave attention in a field you obviously know very little about. The gig is up, we've all got your number, expect no peace and no respect whatsoever.

White's score of 56% includes 1/2 the draws, which are frequent at the highest levels. Such a basic error in statistics assures me that no sensible reason exists for reading further, except to provoke pity for the poster.

I'll make this observation more clear so that even teacher_1 has a chance to comprehend. In one batch of my online games, I scored 56% as white: 9110 wins (52%), 1217 draws (8%), 7150 losses (40%). The 56% reflects 52% + 1/2 of 8%.

Garry Kasparov, on the other hand, scored 78% over 1974 games as white: 1209 wins (62%), 612 draws (32%), and 122 losses (6%).

I'm not here to conduct a "what if" this or "what if that" type of game. I WILL respond this once.

Hint, bring out your horsey!!!

which one

there are two

Lol. I actually decided to look at the link provided. *Clearly* e4 and d4 are equal, since black's best replies (sicilian and Nimzo) both score 48.5. 

SUB LESSON: FOr all of you who do not know, chess is scored 1 point for a WIN, 1/2 point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

As I stated EARLIER, D4 yields 40 wins with 36 draws. I make no excuses for that number. There is nothing inherently "wrong" with that number. DO THE MATH!!!!

If you were rated 1999 and sat across from me (1999) and we played 100 games. I was white 100 times and you were black 100 times. ACCORDING to the stats, I would have a score of 58 (40-24-36) and YOU would have the score of 42 (24-40-36). DO THE MATH.

People, the numbers are as plain as the nose on your face. To DISPUTE the math INSTANTLY labels you a TROLL!!

so you say that beginners should play the "best" opening first, and then learn about some theory after they are stuck, or do not know how to proceed?

because basically, that's all you've said in your previous posts: PLAY D4

How do you manage to post anything then?

And as for white having an advantage over black, I would like to point out that your statistics are drawn from human vs. human games. Most people prefer to play white over black. White is not inherently better, it's just that more people feel comfortable playing white. There ARE people who play black better.

White's Best 10 Openings (Based on White Win % + (Draw % * 0.5))

FINAL TIME I will say this, people. Final time.

what opening do you personally play?

Just keep posting over and over and your story just might become true.

Now, before we begin, be wary of ANYONE who disputes what I’m about to say. TO dispute this lesson in ANY form will show you a person who wishes to take ADVANTAGE of the younger chess novices. The DISPUTER will be a person who ACTUALLY agrees with what I’m about to say but encourages you to NOT follow this lesson so he or she CAN follow this lesson and become a better player, AT YOUR EXPENSE. ...

OMFG!! again you use rhetorical tricks to lure people not educated in rhetorics or logic! That is like saying "I am God, anyone who disputes me is ignorant!" (in this case they would be cuz I am telling the truth ;o) )

Its really funny that you claim to be a Class-A player and don't understand that d4 doesn't imply a Queen's gambit. 

Ringwraith, it depends who I play.

As white, I practice what I preach. D4!

bondiggity, at last, a VALID question. You seem to be reading between the lines, looking for something (hoping) for something that is NOT there. Wanting to argue. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

Please REREAD my post #33. Also, allow me to quote myself "....you have an approximate 57% chance of WINNING a chess game if your first move as white is D4 (Queen’s Gambit) facing an opponent of equal skill."

What you and your ILK are seeing is D4 ONLY means queen's gambit. Hmmmm. Did I say that? Nope. Did I imply that? What I said was ""....you have an approximate 57% chance of WINNING a chess game if your first move as white is D4 (Queen’s Gambit) facing an opponent of equal skill."

Perhaps I assumed too much. Perhaps I assumed that people SHOULD know that D4 can mean (see the link) http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._d4

I just did all the hard work for you people and SAID that when it is the queens gambit (did you all see the little parenthesis????) YOU WIN!!!!!

Hmmmmmmmmmm. I smell something funny..............

The point is that d4 does not imply a queen's gambit. A QUEEN'S GAMBIT IS 1. D4 D5 2. C4!!!!  (do you like the caps and exclamation points, I know its your style)

If you are going to make any statements about perfect play (which is what you are trying to do), you have to assume that your opponent will also play perfectly. In that case, black should play 1...Nf6 as a response. Therefore it is absolutely absurd to even assume that the Queen's Gambit would ever be played.

So I really don't see what your point is

@ teacher_1: http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/

Welcome back. I missed you!

Granted, the stats don't lie. However, I'm still in love with my flank openings. I'm happy to go into the Catalan with some transposition tricks, but a middle-game I know well is always better than a statistically good opening where the middle-game is a mystery to me.

I might have a go at 1. d4 when I'm happy with all the major replies. In the meantime I'll stick with 1. c4 and transpo tricks or 1. f4 and a fun game.