i remember when i used to open like that my current best move with white is d4

I define it by the way it lets you win mostly.

How do you define "best move"? (It is so hard to define one move as "best" - too many variables!) Is it best because it makes you happy? Wins the game? Shocks your opponent? Allows your other pieces to coordinate better? Controls the center? Makes your laugh? etc

here are some basice moves

 

 

Opening with one of the side pawns like that is NOT a good move. You need to control the middle!

 

Read the last part of this article where it says "Basic Strategy": http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-rules--basics

 

and then this one: http://www.chess.com/article/view/3-simple-opening-systems 

 

Those should help you out a lot! 

tyvm Matt.No wonder they are called castles some times :).Just wondering did u ever beat the computer in chess??

Some good first moves for white is 1. e4, 1. d4, 1. c4, 1. Nf3, generally in the opening your goal is to control the central squares (e4,d4,e5,d5), to develop your pieces (knights and bishops first), and to castle your king to saftey.