why doesalmost ever player start with the center pawns

why do most players start game with center pawns

Central space is worth more because it establishes better lines of communication for your pieces.

You can shift from the queenside to the center to the kingside and back depending on the needs of the position.

Pawns claim territory because they're the least valuable piece... in other words no piece dares to land on a square a pawn protects because it will be an unfavorable trade.

One author (Soltis) characterized pawns as the terrain, and the other pieces as the army.

That was kinda fun, lets talk about territory some more.

So ideal for the beginning stages usually looks something like this (below)

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Risky / aggressive looks like this (below)

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And then the next two (below) are something you'd mostly only see beginners doing

It's the best strategy to move center pawns first because they give way for the other pieces that are more important, for example, move the pawn in front of the king and the queen can already move in an early stage of the game, so can the bishop and the horse, moving the pieces between the king and the rook are important to be able to (I'm not sure how to say it in english) ''enrocar'' which I think is 'Kingside castling' which ensures early protection of the king at an early stage.

my favourite opening is 1.a3 (or 1.b3)

also, opening the center pawns allow your pieces to develop to the center faster

Not to shamelessly self-promote, but here's a thing about piece development.
https://www.chess.com/blog/the_real_greco/why-is-the-queen-strongest-answering-two-silly-questions
Moving your center pawns, lets you develop the correct pieces to the correct squares.

Opening the center allows for more tactical plays like giuoco piano or ruy lopez. Just pray your opponent do not reply with c5. It's going to be sharp.

so u can develop ur pieces faster

Is just a principle in chess, take control of the center, and to do it in move #1 with a pawn seems nice

I play the Post #5, #2 except with a pawn on e5, against 1...Nf6.

All white pieces on the edge of the board reminded me of this topic.

Notice on move 11 d5 and e5 have pawns... and on move 20 those pawns have moved forward and now d5 and e5 have pieces. That's a pretty good illustration of a common way to use the center to good effect.

@a_stupid_idiot ah yes, the so called "suicide opening"