Every Chess master was once a beginner
The best initial move for white is 1. P-K4.
On the chessboard, if nowhere else, justice does triumph.
Play the move that forces the win in the simplest way. Leave the brilliancies to Alekhine, Keres and Tal.
Chess is not for the timid.
If once a man delays castling and his king remains in the center, files will open up against him, bishops sweep the board, rooks will dominate the seventh rank, and pawns turn into queens.