I think this is the most combative and better choice. It's also possible to place the king on the other side of the board, but after
1. e2e4  1... c7c6  2. d2d4  2... d7d5  3. b1c3  3... d5e4  4. c3e4  4... g8f6  5. e4f6  5... e7f6 A fashionable line of the Caro-Kann Defense. 6. c2c3  6... f8d6  7. f1d3  7... e8g8  8. d1c2  8... f8e8  9. c1e3  9... h7h5  10. g1f3  10... b8d7 