Which opening is safe??? King's, Evan's, or maybe the Caro-Kaan

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Can you tell me answer for the above question? Any opening is fine.

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The Carro has a reputation of being safe and fireproof. By "King's" do you mean king's gambit or king's indian? King's gambit is okay if you know what you're doing and well prepared. There is no refutation of it.

So too with the evan's gambit. If you are well prepared with the evans gambit you can beat a lot of players, including players of my level. Chess masters of the 1700s and 1800s used it. I think its playable.

If you are looking for something solid, learn the London system, the trompowsky, the torre as white. Even the colle is good. Plenty of free material online. These openings are danger-free with many good middle game ideas.

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Fun fact: the title managed to butcher two of the three opening names.

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At your level any opening is safe and playable. You could play 1.a3 and be fine.

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LieutenantFrankColumbo wrote:

At your level any opening is safe and playable. You could play and be fine.

a3 is the clemenz opening, which restricts piece mobility.

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AnanthaSubramanianBS wrote:
LieutenantFrankColumbo wrote:

At your level any opening is safe and playable. You could play and be fine.

a3 is the clemenz opening, which restricts piece mobility.

Still doesnt change the fact that you could play it and still do OK.

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Hi!

The Caro-Kann is a Black defense against 1. e4. It is a quite solid option, although White has some agressive lines to put it to test.

The King's Gambit is a White opening. After 1.e4, e5, White follows 2. f4 offering a pawn sacrifice. It is a quite agressive try for the initiative. This is not a solid opening and requires a good knowledge of theory.

The Evan's Gamit is a White opening. After 1.e4, e5, 2. Nf3, Nc6 3. Bc4, Bc5 4. b4. It is a quite agressive try for the initiative. It seems to be theoretically more sound than the King´s Gambit.

Hope this helps.

Good luck!

maafernan chess.com coach

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Kings Gambit is very safe. You should play it from both sides, same initial moves. Black is only a move behind but it's still very, very safe.

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At your rating, all openings are safely unsafe.

You will gain a lot of safety once you improve your tactical skill.

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The safest? Not playing. If you want to play safely? The Caro-Kann. The King's Gambit and the Evans Gambit is very risky with chances for both sides.

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AnanthaSubramanianBS wrote:
LieutenantFrankColumbo wrote:

At your level any opening is safe and playable. You could play and be fine.

a3 is the clemenz opening, which restricts piece mobility.

It does not restrict piece mobility but just throws away a tempo. Useless, but still better than openings like 1. e4 f5 and 1. e4 g5 which not only throw away a tempo but also weaken the position and the king and therefore are very disadvantegous.