Why do everyone play e4 e5

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DrSpudnik wrote:
tygxc wrote:

1 e4 is the most logical opening and for the same reasons 1...e5 is the most logical answer.

Logic is often not the best way to figure out an answer.

Sounds interesting. What's your logical justification? 

Oh wait.

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I guess I am not everyone

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"Logic is often not the best way to figure out an answer."
++ 'Chess is the art of logic, like music is the art of acustics' - Karpov

1 e4 accomplishes more than all other 19 possible moves, even slightly more than 1 d4.
1...e5 accomplishes more than all other 19 possible replies, even slightly more than 1...c5.

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Chess is the art of wasting time while pretending to be a genius.

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Uživatel DrSpudnik napsal:

Chess is the art of wasting time while pretending to be a genius.

welp.. that's unpleasantly accurate

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FoxWithNekoEars wrote:
Uživatel DrSpudnik napsal:

Chess is the art of wasting time while pretending to be a genius.

welp.. that's unpleasantly accurate

I call 'em like I see 'em.

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I don't

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I play Queens gambit so I go D4

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probably because they want to Control Center or smth like that

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It is the most logical but I think not everyone is logics are the same, are they?

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Not everybody does. I don't respond with 1.e5 very often, but other factors come into play. 

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Eponym_rich wrote:

Not everybody does. I don't respond with 1.e5 very often, but other factors come into play. 

if you were playing a girl, would you focus on something else and not play e5?  Would you try to do a sicilian defense instead ? that is 1.e4 c5 which i found out on Monday

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sloweyra wrote:
Eponym_rich wrote:

Not everybody does. I don't respond with 1.e5 very often, but other factors come into play. 

if you were playing a girl, would you focus on something else and not play e5?  Would you try to do a sicilian defense instead ? that is 1.e4 c5 which i found out on Monday

 

That's a sexist comment isn't it. No I don't play the Sicilian very often, when I do it's the off beat Quinteros variation that is 1.e4 1.c5 .Nf3 3.Qc7. If I was playing a girl I'd play what I usually play 1.c6 the Caro Kann, Alekhine's Defence 1.Nf6, or maybe modern defence 1.g6. If I know my opponent's opening repertoire is poor with 1.e4 1.e5 I'll go with that. But I prefer playing, and also playing against 1.d4. If I was playing against an intersex person, I may try the Pirc Defence that's 1.d6 ....

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they want to win

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As do I. I want to beat everybody, even MrBeast. 

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Eponym_rich wrote:
sloweyra wrote:
Eponym_rich wrote:

Not everybody does. I don't respond with 1.e5 very often, but other factors come into play. 

if you were playing a girl, would you focus on something else and not play e5?  Would you try to do a sicilian defense instead ? that is 1.e4 c5 which i found out on Monday

 

That's a sexist comment isn't it. No I don't play the Sicilian very often, when I do it's the off beat Quinteros variation that is 1.e4 1.c5 .Nf3 3.Qc7. If I was playing a girl I'd play what I usually play 1.c6 the Caro Kann, Alekhine's Defence 1.Nf6, or maybe modern defence 1.g6. If I know my opponent's opening repertoire is poor with 1.e4 1.e5 I'll go with that. But I prefer playing, and also playing against 1.d4. If I was playing against an intersex person, I may try the Pirc Defence that's 1.d6 ....

girls are good at chess so make sure you are prepared against boys and girls

 

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sloweyra wrote:
Eponym_rich wrote:
sloweyra wrote:
Eponym_rich wrote:

Not everybody does. I don't respond with 1.e5 very often, but other factors come into play. 

if you were playing a girl, would you focus on something else and not play e5?  Would you try to do a sicilian defense instead ? that is 1.e4 c5 which i found out on Monday

 

That's a sexist comment isn't it. No I don't play the Sicilian very often, when I do it's the off beat Quinteros variation that is 1.e4 1.c5 .Nf3 3.Qc7. If I was playing a girl I'd play what I usually play 1.c6 the Caro Kann, Alekhine's Defence 1.Nf6, or maybe modern defence 1.g6. If I know my opponent's opening repertoire is poor with 1.e4 1.e5 I'll go with that. But I prefer playing, and also playing against 1.d4. If I was playing against an intersex person, I may try the Pirc Defence that's 1.d6 ....

girls are good at chess so make sure you are prepared against boys and girls

 

 

But how do you counter the "intersex" type ? I've heard they're also very good at chess. 

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KeSetoKaiba wrote:

... I usually begin 1. d4 ...

I feel like every single game I played (where I started as white). Probably uses the move e4 ;-;

 

no cap

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Quick wrote:
KeSetoKaiba wrote:

... I usually begin 1. d4 ...

I feel like every single game I played (where I started as white). Probably uses the move e4 ;-;

 

no cap

 

You're obviously a 1.e4 player. You answered you're own question.