Chastity's Chess Challenge

Author: Chastity White Rose

  • Chess: The First Move

    White always plays the first move in the game of Chess. There are a total of 20 possible moves that they can do for their first turn. The possible number of Chess games that can occur is greater than any human can calculate especially since games can go on for theoretically hundreds of moves.

    But the first move sets the stage for the rest of the game. Of these moves, some of them are more popular than others. Some of them may objectively be good or bad. The purpose of this post is to go through all 20 possible moves and comment on each of them.

    I will start with the most popular move and then work my way down according to how infrequent they are. The order of popularity is according to the masters database accessible from the lichess analysis board.

    1. e4 · King’s Pawn Opening

    Pawn to e4 or King’s Pawn opening is the most popular move in any database I have seen. I believe this to be because it immediately opens the diagonal paths from white’s queen and light squared bishop to move. Most players start with this and most of the openings begin with it. Because of this, there are many quick checkmate traps that result from it, most notably, the scholar’s mate.

    1. d4 · Queen’s Pawn Opening

    Moving the Queen’s pawn two squares instead of the King’s pawn is the preferred opening of Chastity White Rose. This approach to starting the game makes the statement that she doesn’t want a quick game but rather to set up a defensive position and slowly wipe out the enemy army. This is the “safe” way to play rather than the quick thrill of checkmates in less than ten moves that begin with the King’s pawn.

    Openings that begin with d5 such as the Queen’s Gambit, London System, and Trompowsky Attack are very easy for beginners to learn. Also, the most popular responses by black are either d5 or Nf6. This is because while black would like to play e5, the d4 pawn would just capture it with no consequence.

    1. Nf3 · Zukertort Opening

    Moving the knight to f3 is the third most popular option. This is unusual because most people prefer to move a pawn and get the bishops out. By playing this move, it signals that white will probably want the knight to be on this square for plans later. The primary benefits of this is that white can see what black’s first move is before forming their plans. White still has the option to move a pawn to d4 or e4 on their second move but can wait and see what black does first.

    One benefit is that black cannot move a pawn to e5 without just losing that pawn immediately. White also can transpose into the london system which includes a knight on the f3 square. Of the knight moves that a player can start with, this is probaby the best.

    1. c4 · English Opening

    Pawn to c4 is useful for allowing white to move their queen diagonally but without creating any weaknesses in the pawn structure. The pawn acts as a bait for black to attack but any piece that does capture it can be attacked with the bishop as soon as white moves their king’s pawn to either e3 or e4. This can easily transpose to the queen’s gambit if players decide to go that route.

    1. g3 · Hungarian Opening

    Pawn to g3 allows white to get their bishop moved out to g2 which brings white one step closer to castling kingside. It also allows the bishop to help capture a pawn on d5 if the game later turns into a variation of the Queen’s Gambit or London System.

    1. b3 · Larsen Attack

    b3 is almost exactly like g3 except on the other side of the board. Both of these moves allow players to get bishops on squares that are in line with the enemy rooks. This could lead to a loss of black’s rooks later in the game after they have forgotten where white placed their bishop.

    To be continued

    So far, only the first 6 of the 20 possible moves have been mentioned. These lead to the most possibilities but I will cover the others as I find more time.

    Also, I have plans to include annotation symbols and a percentage chart from my own lichess games to give an idea how many games I have played with them and by extension, how much experience I have with them.

    This post last updated January 5, 2025

  • Magnus Carlsen Jeans Controversy

    1. There never should have been a dress code for chess other than wearing clothes and not being naked.
    2. The best chess players are autistic savants who are not aware of what they are wearing.
    3. People can play online without anyone seeing what they are wearing.
    4. FIDE is destroying its reputation with this and other actions they have taken. Need I remind you about the players disqualified for doing the “horsey dance” with the knights?
    5. FIDE is destroying the reputation of Chess by making big deals about completely irrelevant things
    6. FIDE has some very anti-transgender policies as well as making statements that perpetuate the idea that men have an inherent biological advantage at the game of chess. I have covered this in previous videos and posts.

    Conclusion:

    More players will refuse to cooperate with arbitrary standards set by FIDE and hopefully realize that this organization does not own Chess.

  • Teaching the Queen’s Gambit to Tam with the iPad

    Tam is a long time friend who is not always present with us because of health and other life challenges. However, she loves Chess, and so I am more than happy to teach her all the cool things I know.

    It’s also important to keep in mind that Tam asked about castling and en-passant. Both of these rules seem to be forgotten by players who are not playing every day and familiar with the world of online Chess and resources.

    There are more resources for learning Chess than ever before in history. There are also more websites than anyone can imagine, but lichess.org remains my favorite website for playing Chess. That’s why it is what I promote in my videos.

    I look forward to giving Tam more exciting Chess lessons, so if you want more, please follow, like, or subscribe!

    Also, this video is the edited version where I added songs with lyrics at the beginning and end, just like you would see in any TV show!

  • Hello Chess World

    This is the first post on my brand new website dedicated specifically to teaching Chess.

    You may remember me from my main website:
    https://chastitywhiterose.com/

    I have written about many topics over the years, but since 2023, my site has become flooded with Chess related posts because my new business, Chastity’s Chess Challenge, is what I will be writing about the most from now on.

    By creating this site specifically about Chess, people who only want to see Chess content but don’t want to know about other things will feel more comfortable. I had this idea because I use Chess as a way to escape from the complicated world of politics and religion that stresses me out because other people attack me with their views, even when I am working at Walmart.

    I will be writing posts on this blog that may eventually become content for a book I will publish. I hope people find these posts helpful.

    But the most important thing I want you to know is that I will fight to the death to prove that Chess is for all people. I believe this and I show it by the lyrics for songs that I write.

    I use AI to sing and make music using the lyrics I write. Although AI is controversial to many people, among professional Chess players, they recognize that AI, notably stockfish, has changed the game forever. Because Chess engines can find the best move, they can evaluate Chess games automatically and tell where the mistakes are.

    And if AI can play Chess, why not also use it to make music about Chess? That’s what I do.

    So, stay tuned to this site because there will be Chess tips, videos, and music!