Which is better,e4 or d4 as your first move for white.

Originally posted by National Master Dale
I play it with the following hope:
1.g3 e5 2.Nf3 e4 3.Nh4

Uries I believe playing that against me would be impossible since I would not play 4.Bg2

Instead I would play 4.d3

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Nah Nah Paul.

You have to play out what was coming, It's all theory and
I cannot see anyway to avoid it.

[pgn]
[FEN "rn2k2r/ppp1qppp/8/2bP1b2/5P2/2n1BN2/PPP1Q1PP/R3KB1R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

{--------------
r n . . k . . r
p p p . q p p p
. . . . . . . .
. . b P . b . .
. . . . . P . .
. . n . B N . .
P P P . Q . P P
R . . . K B ...[text shortened]... and hope the guy sees the grading points and NOT the postion.
It works every time. 😉

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
I'm still trying to reconcile the "You chose the stodge line" with "I much prefer white". And I love that playing the King's Gambit is "chickening out"! That is spin worthy of the White House or 10 Downing Street! 🙄

And yes, I probably would vote for you. I don't know about world peace, but we'd have world pieces!

Just not Isle of Lewis ones...

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
I was thinking of any game after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6...😴

Of course, I'll save Greenpawn34 the trouble of typing and just add 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 !?! and game on!

Paul

Originally posted by toeternitoe
Ah,my mistake.
By example I meant a game of your own starting with 1.e4 and where nothing happens.