Originally posted by ilywrin
I say we play 1.b4 and smack him good 🙂 That's one of my favourite OTB openings /+9 -4 =3 for anyone interested/..
The difficulty with 1.b4 in a democratic game like this is that only a few people know how to play it, whereas most people know how to play 1. e4 and 1. d4 openings, if we are going to do this - the guy's rated 1174 but that's no reason not to - then it should be possible for everyone eligable to make sensible suggestions. I'd recommend also that the rating cap of 1850 be reduced to a more realistic 1350.