Openings for the Beginner
- All standard Openings are OK
- Basic principles (safety and development) will get you into a playable middle game
Well, Should the Beginning player just go with “e5” and “d5”? Probably a good idea (comments appreciated). Here is a repertoire suggested by S. Evan Kreider:
"As White"
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 ("Vienna Game")
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 ("Advance French")
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 ("Short-Nunn Attack")
1. e4 c5, 2. Nc3 Nc6, 3. f4 g6, 4. Nf3 Bg7, 5. Bb5 ("Sicilian Grand Prix Attack")
"As Black"
1. e4 d5, 2. exd5 Nf6, 3. d4 Bg4, 4. Be2 Bxe2+, 5. Qxe2 Qxd5 ("Scandinavian")
1. d4 f5 ("Leningrad Dutch.")
1. "Other" f5
(as suggested by S. Evan Kreider)
Comments?