Stick to e5. It's a very rich opening and will keep you busy for a few years.
d4 and other opening are harder to understand.
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Chess.com has a very nice database of openings that you could use. You could look up any particulars that you are trying to learn and then try to find a chess book that will go deeper into it and give you some more variations and such. However, if you dont know what openings to learn, I would personally try the Queens Gambit and the Ruy Lopez to start out with. But im not a chess expert so you may want to secure the opinions of some higher rated people before you follow my advice. One very helpful book on openings is 'improve your opening play' by Chris Ward.
- Gerik
Jul 29, 2009
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#4
Just to correct the typo: 1.e4
Soulzityr, you have no games here yet ... so commenting here is a bit in the blind, but I'm going to assume that you are a relative novice for sake of what I have to offer.
a) Any mainline opening with White is fine. Any. However, most novices are encouraged to play open games using 1.e4 to maximize the opportunity to learn tactics and how to use open lanes.
b) Even before considering specific openings, make sure you are really sure you understand general opening principles that apply to that phase of the game. A good video can be found here on this (the entirety of which can be seen with a Diamond membership), and an excellent article on these can be found among Dan Heisman's Novice Nook articles on Chesscafe.com.
Well, if I played a few games on here, would you be able to help give me better advice towards openings or gameplay in general?
As a beginner start with the italian game (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4), as it is easy to understand and will put you in a good position. If you're tired of 1. e4, I suggest the richter-veresov attack (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5). It will also give you tactical positions without having to deal with the theory behind the queen's gambit. You should switch to the ruy lopez and queen's gambit later, but for now these openings will serve you better.
And as DrawMaster said, be sure to understand opening principles.
Thanks for that. It'd be cool to play a match with one of you guys who could give me advice and stuff. I actually play on another site and have a 40% winning percentage so it'd be greatly appreciated >.<
Thanks for that. It'd be cool to play a match with one of you guys who could give me advice and stuff. I actually play on another site and have a 40% winning percentage so it'd be greatly appreciated >.<
If your opponents know openings and you don't, playing 1 e4 can be very unpleasant. If you are willing to learn a minimum of opening strategy, try the English (1. c4). In most games you can play 1 c4 2 g3 3 Bg2 4 Nc3 without running into problems (but not in all cases, so watch out!). This gives you a firm grip on d5 and other light squares. The nice thing about the English is that you don't have to commit your central pawns (e and d) until you know what Black is doing. Another plus is that inexperienced players think 1 c4 is a wimpy move, and often react stupidly. If, eg, black plays Bc5 and Ng5, e3 puts an end to that sorry nonsense. Once you get better and play knowledgeable opponents, you'll want to study the different English setups and strategies. It's a very flexible, dynamic, and generally underrated opening. You'll have to work before you can launch an attack, but so will black.
Alright. Thanks. :) I'll try a few games using the English Defense as white!
Jul 30, 2009
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#11
you should go for kings indian attack white moves only go nf3 g3 bg2 00 d3 nbd2 re1 alot more simple to learn then the colle system then the reti and then finally the english because the english is a quite tricky opening to learn certainly the most dificult of the for systems i mentioned so my vote kia
Hello. I'm learning how to play chess, and am quite an amateur. I am a better player with black than white and I find playing black to be more fun. However, I want to improve my game with white, which suffers horribly (my black is a little less badly off). The only opening I ever play with white is opening with 1. e4. I want to try to learn other openings, but when I look on Google and online it only serves to confuse me, and I don't want to play an opening without understanding it.
Could someone here help me with some advice? Thanks :)