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3 Openings to play against 1.e4 (For Beginners)

3 Openings to play against 1.e4 (For Beginners)

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Hey guys , today we will learn about what to play against 1.e4 for beginners

We will learn about 3 Major Openings for 1.e4

1) Ruy Lopez

2) Giouco Piano

3) Italian Game


Why Learn Opening Theory ? 

We Should Learn openings because it would help us in making a strong position  / strong fundamentals in the beginning of the game

1) Ruy Lopez Opening 

The Ruy Lopez is one of the most common openings we all learn as a beginner

Now  , will see how this works

Fun fact  : This Opening is one of the most played openings in the world of chess if the game starts with e4 e5

Fun Fact 2 : This opening is named after a spanish Priest named Ruy Lopez de Sagura

Ruy Lopez De Sagura , © Alchetron



2) Giouco Piano

The Italian Translation of 'Quiet Game'  ; This also a very common opening  , where we try to develop our minor pieces  ,  this is one of the most solid openings in e4 e5 . Here , the main aim of this opening is ,  we should try to develop all our pieces and castle to safety

Manny top level GM's like Vishy Anand , Hikaru Nakamura also have played this opening a lot
What we see in the Giouco Piano 

1. Control the center - Starting with 1.e4 controls the center and opens up the diagonals for the bishop and the queen.

2. Develop pieces - White quickly develops the kingside pieces to their best squares.

3. Protect the king - On move four, White is ready to castle.

3) Italian Game
Flag of Italy


So , another basic but good openings for beginners is the Italian Game
This is how we play the Italian Game . Our main aim is to develop our pieces and target the weak f7 square
 The Famous players that played this openings are


Gary Kasparov

15 year World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov




Paul Morphy

Unofficial World Chess Champion Paul Morphy




Wilhelm Steinitz

First World Chess Champion Wilhlelm Steinitz