French Defence or Sicillian Defence for a beginner

I've heard that they're both good openings but I'm wondering which is better suited for my level.

French

Thanks! :)

The French Defense. The Sicilian is full of theory and contains MANY sharp lines. For a beginner, I'd recommend the French Defense.

e5

Can't you read the title?

I prefer both because let the beginers learn the openings first and then any opening they like.

But if you like me to prefer I never tell french I crushed it many times.

I crushed it does not mean i am a expet i too am a beginer i Play

Sicilan.

None. Beginners should bother first with symmetrical pawn structures and open games. 1...e5.

I kind of agree with Bishop_g5.  It's not the opening, it's understanding the opening.  At first, stick to 1...e5 and learn the basics of it.  It will also teach you a lot about chess history, since this has always been a very popular way to handle the position.  AND there are a myriad of ways to play it, from extremely open and tactical, to very positional.  

I would learn a few common lines in the 1...e5 complex and start there.

I like Sicilian.

If a beginner HAD to choose between the French and the Sicilian, I'd recommend the French. However, I completely agree with you. In my opinion, the move 1...e5 is much simpler to understand compared to the French and the Sicilian. It's a great option for beginners.

Sicilian is the best.

What do you normally do after 1.e5?

I'm wondering if 2.Nf6 3.Nc6 4.Bc5 5.D6 6. Be6 7.0-0 is ok? because that's what I normally play as black. Is there a name for that opening?

It depends from white in most cases. After 1...e5 white has to choose if he will attack the symmetry ( the pawn on e5 ) or he will continue developing pieces to gain further control in the center. What you should do, is to understand how you want to adjust your game in those ideas. For example, first you need to learn how to defend the symmetry and then how to use tempo attacking the center. Don't focus in a particular move order, just find informations about the different position arise every time on board.

whites move is relevant to what it might be called, but I think in many instances this is 'three knights'...

if white plays an early e4 this might turn into the scotch game.

anyway I picked the French exactly so I didn't have to learn this stuff.   you don't need to know e4e5 openings if you obsess on the french or sicilian.

I agree.

Then the Sicilian before the French. The Sicilian forces players to develop tactically. Although it has many sharp lines with lots of theory, a player must become quite strong before his or her level of opposition will stay in theory long enough for such difficulties to matter.

I like the french.   I lost many, many times to massive king side attacks before I started winning.  I don't think its a bad opening for a beginner.

the bigger mistake is to switch from opening to opening, IMHO.

I've played the French for 12 years. I was solid C Class USCF when I started. It helped lift me to A Class. I played the Sicilian from the mid-1970s to 2003. I have never played either exclusively.

Some of my favourite games are French Defense after move one, Benoni after move two, and Sicilian after move three. Flexibility is far better than doggedly sticking to a single opening system.

I have won nice OTB tournament games with the Petroff and on the Black side of the Spanish.

The thing about playing 2...Nf6 in the e4 complex is that you don't often get that type of position with that move order against the most popular e4 lines, which is 2. Nf3.

If you can pull off a position like that (which seems difficult to play unless White allows it), you should have reasonable prospects for your middlegame - if the position allows for such train of thought.

My only thought is, what e4 lines are you playing 2...Nf6 against?