What openings are good for Bug House as white and for black?

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Master_Of_Graham

Do any of you guys know what openings in Bug House are good? If any of you do, please tell me which ones are good. I really want to know. Thanks, happy.png  

BugSmurf

Just watch some of the top bug players. Generally though, you want to be more conservative starting out. e4 with white and french as black.  as you get better you will have more options for openings

MGleason

Look up @Sorsi's blog if you want really high-level analysis: https://www.chess.com/blog/Sorsi

For lower-level players, he once told me that 1. e4 e5 is very playable for strong players who know what they're doing and you will often see it in high-level games, but that weak players tend to get into trouble.  He recommended that I play the French as black, which I've done with reasonable success.

Also, it's less focused on openings but is probably more helpful for players of all levels, but this blog post by @mastertanCrazyhouse is focused on Crazyhouse but is very applicable to Bughouse: https://www.chess.com/blog/mastertanCrazyhouse/light-dark-a-visual-guide-to-crazyhouse

chuckmoulton

Also see @JarlCarlander 's blog:
https://www.chess.com/blog/JarlCarlander

good-gamer2

Also see @Sorsi's blog:

https://www.chess.com/blog/Sorsi/decision-making-in-bughouse

Joseph_Truelsons_Fan
BugSmurf wrote:

Just watch some of the top bug players. Generally though, you want to be more conservative starting out. e4 with white and french as black.  as you get better you will have more options for openings

Not French.

GO Alekine.