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Can I literally blunder in my first move?

Nah if that's true I'm cooked

Nah if that's true I'm cooked

1 g4? loses by force.

1 g4? loses by force.
  1. g4 is worst move, so yes you can make blunder in first move.

  2. e4 f5 for black.

1. g4 is worst move, so yes you can make blunder in first move. 1. e4 f5 for black.

"e4 f5 for black."

  • or 1 e4 b5, or 1 e4 g5, or 1 d4 g5, or 1 d4 e5...
"e4 f5 for black." * or 1 e4 b5, or 1 e4 g5, or 1 d4 g5, or 1 d4 e5...

If you want to blunder on move 1, play Chess960, Three-Check (1.e4 d5??) or other variants.

If you want to blunder on move 1, play Chess960, Three-Check (1.e4 d5??) or other variants.

It's easier to metaphorically blunder.

It's easier to metaphorically blunder.

@tpr said ^

1 g4? loses by force.

1.g4 is the Grob Opening and is generally considered terrible—but you actually have to win against it first. John Nunn once lost against it:

https://lichess.org/study/FeKnX2IG/79iVmeza

@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/vlJaNF3M) > 1 g4? loses by force. 1.g4 is the Grob Opening and is generally considered terrible—but you actually have to win against it first. John Nunn once lost against it: https://lichess.org/study/FeKnX2IG/79iVmeza

That is because of the blunder

That is because of the blunder

@tpr said ^

1 g4? loses by force.

You don't know this.

@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/vlJaNF3M) > 1 g4? loses by force. You don't know this.

@RuyLopez1000 said ^

You don't know this.

Indeed, it has not been computed that 1. g4 (or any of the other variations tpr mentioned) loses no matter how the game continues.

@RuyLopez1000 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/vBhXWYRg) > You don't know this. Indeed, it has not been computed that 1. g4 (or any of the other variations tpr mentioned) loses no matter how the game continues.

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