I gotta share something. Openings bore me. It's the middle game where the action really is. I always seem to open with the same moves. Can anyone help me make openings more interesting? What do you suggest?

Umm...change your opening repertoire? ;)

Well, the reason why games start with the same moves is because strong players have spent a long time looking over them, and feel that most other moves are inferior.

I think Raike has the only real way to liven openings up. If that doesn't help, you'll have to just deal with it.

yeah, there's only 3 or 4 ways to make a strong opening

try playing like 20 games, each game with another move, or simply try not making the same move twice in certain games so you would have somethiing else to focus on, so it wont bore you.

You know, there are all sorts of openings, each one works for a different porpose then the others. You could use the King or Queens gambits (Very popular you are most likly using it). Here are five opening rules from "Chess For Kids" (Which I find helpfull for me) writen by Micheal Bassman who is and international master.

1. Pawns in the center Place one or tow pawns in the center. The center of the board is where the first power stufggle takes place, and whoever controls more of the midfield controls the game. Once the pawns have taken up position in the midfield, it's quite hard to dislodge them, so they may stay ther for a long time.

2. Knights and bishops in the center This is an important rule.Send your knights and bishops into the center. This will mean moving pawns to clear the path of your bishops, which can't  jump. Knights, bishops, and the pawns are your "light brigade" and need to be moved before your queen and rooks - the "heavy brigade."

3. Move each piece once As we have seen, the opening is about putting your pieces into good positions near the center, ready for action. Your attacks come later. If you move the same piece around, making attacks, you'll soon end up with one piece fighting an entire army. Instead, move each piece once.

4. Guard and capture Be careful with the placing of your pieces. If your opponent can capture, make sure you can recapture so the armies stay level...

5. Castle your king Make your king safe by castling early. Castling removes your king from the center and puts him on the edge, behind a stockade of pawns... When you are playing, you should aim for an opening position like this.

Edit: Maybe you want to check out the opening of the day, found here.