Online Quizzes Are Bullcrap

What a great word: Bullcrap. Let's bring that back into the lexicon, shall we?

Anyway, I took a stupid online quiz about which opening I should play and my result was a staggering: King's Gambit.

Hence, the title of this post. I've never played the king's gambit, not once. I'm a through and through 1. d4 player. But it did get me thinking. Maybe I'm missing something. Do I play 1. d4 because I feel it's superior to 1. e4, or because I am comfortable in that opening? Maybe I fear the Sicilian and that's why I don't play it. Hmmm...

So, in light of today's quiz, I've decided to do a little experiment. 20 games with the king's gambit. This should determine the merits of this opening, and also of online quizzes, both of which I believe to be: bullcrap