Chess/Best First 5 Chess Moves
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the best first 5 moves
Hi James,
The best first 5 moves in chess are:
1.e4
1.d4
1.c4
1.Nf3
1.b3
If you mean however, 5 moves consecutively, this is not possible to know as there would be untold millions of variations.
If you follow standard opening principles, you would want to:
- Control the squares e4/d4/e5/d5 with pawns.
- Develop your Knights toward the center before your Bishops.
- Develop your Bishops to open diagonals.
- Castle within the first 12 moves if you can.
Regards,
Len
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