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Chess Opening Tier List (BTW not saying why they are good or bad)

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S Tier: London System, King's Indian, Réti Opening, Dutch Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, Accelerated London System (favorite), Rosen Gambit, Vienna Game, Fried Liver.

A Tier: English Opening, Scandinavian Defense, Sicilian Defense, Nimzo-Larsen Attack, Indian Game, Queen's Gambit. 

B Tier: Queen's Pawn Opening, Polish Opening, Canadian Gambit, Benko/King's Fianchetto Opening, Ruy López, Accelerated Dragon, Tromposky Attack, Giuoco Piano, Scotch Game, French Defense, Marshall Attack, Italian Opening.

C Tier: King's Pawn Opening, Mieses Opening, King's Kruijs Opening, Goldsmith Defense, Modern Defense, Bishop's Game, Anderssen Opening, Pirc Defense, StoneWall, Jerome Gambit, King's Gambit.

D Tier: Kádas Opening, Clemez Opening, Danish Gambit, Four Knights Italian Game, Bird's Opening, St. George Defense, The Bong Cloud, Amar Opening, Portuguese Opening.

F Tier: Ware Opening, Sodium Attack, Saragossa.

Z Tier: Grob Opening, and last but definitely least, the Van Geet Opening! This is worse than all of the openings and belongs with his pal Grob Opening.

The good friends Grob and Van Geet working together to get checkmated!