I'm wondering what the best openings are. Any suggestions????

 

Thanks

The one you are the most comfortable with!

 

You may find helpful  a blog by Paolodm called "Simple Dangerous Openings : the Bishop's Opening".  It is the first installment of what he intends to be a series.

e4 and d4 are generally considered to be the best "opening moves"- from there, usually, play proceeds  either ...e6, ...e5 or ...c5, called the french, king's pawn, and sicillian openings respectively. I would advise you focus especially on the sicillian; it seems to be quite popular; but those three openings are the most common, and the ones you'd probably do best by studying.

thanks for the info!

 I heard something called the "Kings Gambit" what is it?

The kings gambit goes 1.e4 e5 2.f4!?

It's a very precarious opening, from what I can tell. The question is, can white force black to overextend himself defending that square, or can Black use his pawn's advantages to push into White's territory; it's a fairly unusual game, but it can be a good one to learn from.

Probably white moving first.  In fact, I've never seen an opening where black went first so there must be something to it.

I love King's Gambit.  The Classical reply is no good anymore and Black now has to play the Abbazia or the Fischer.  The Fischer is fun.

Kings gambit is a fun play. A strong offense in trade for a weak defense in the beginning.

Reb wrote: Nothing wrong with  3....g5 in the kings gambit

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Here is why I like playing against g5.

Here's what I use. This fits me best and might not be right for you, but give it a look.

 As white, I open with e4. I aim for the Evans Gambit in the Italian Game. Against semi-open games I'll play the exchange variation (if there is one) or another simple sideline (Alapin vs. Sicilian, Classical vs. Pirc/Modern). If I see something I don't like, the King's Indian Attack is  easy for me to transpose into, and I'll do it if I need to.

As Black, I'll use the Center Counter against e4, Chigorin against d4, Symetrical against c4, and a simple central control strategy against anything else.

Choosing the best opening for yourself is a matter of a general knowledge of how to handle the opening and self-knowledge regarding the kinds of positions you like and style of play with which you feel most powerful.  Each opening develops characteristic positions; if you feel at home in them and have an intuitive grasp of the possibilities they offer, then that opening is probably good for you.  This requires a certain investment of time in playing an opening and seeing what kinds of games result from it.