Annotated by bwethington (1998): Tried and true e4. Usually leads to a game with faster lines. A common counter, e5. Nf3 attacks e5 and develops a piece. d6 protects the e4 pawn. I have never been very successful with this approach as it hinders the black squared bishop early in the game before it is decided where he will best fit. d4 attacks e5 a second time and is protected by the knight or queen. Thus stengthening central …
