Basic Openings

I dont understand one thing. Why the names of chess openings are so weird and also there is no rule for the naming convention of openings.

Openings can be named after a person, place, animal etc etc etc....

So anything works as far as the names are concerned.

@macer75 be polite.

And yes the Italian game is very good for beginners. Quick development and castling.

I was polite. You should have said "be on topic," then I wouldn't have anything to say about it. Or maybe I would - because I was recommending an opening for beginners, just like the OP asked.

And yes, I also play the Italian all the time.

THIS is the Queen's Gambit:

I'm not sure what that other opening is, except one I would not play and would not recommend to beginning players. Playing against a superior opponent with inferior material is not winnable, barring some blunder by your opponent.

Before I learned some openings, I concentrated on tactics for quite awhile and every so often someone would bushwhack me with a tricky opening trap and snap off a N or B from me. Half the time I'd get the piece back by aggressively going after them with every tactic I had, but the other half of these games I'd end up losing. I decided I wanted to learn a really safe opening for white (one thing at a time here), so I hit upon the King's Indian Attack for white (not to be confused with the King's Indian Defence by black).

The KIA isn't too flashy but it's pretty solid and has a few little tactical tricks of it's own. Depending on black's response, white can attack on the Kingside, the Queenside or sometimes use the pawns as battering rams to clear the centre files. One main theme to the KIA is over protecting the centre pawns, then pushing the c or d paws to make a break. The fianciettoed B stays in the pocket until late middle game (or the R at a8 becomes exposed, nasty). A sort of paint-by-numbers opening.

Or maybe the Stonewall Attack (1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf3, Bd3, trying for f4 then Nf3), this opening you try to create a diagonal wall of pawns to keep black's pieces trapped on the queenside while you throw the kitchen sink at the (most often) kingside castled K. This opening is a bit more dynamic and fun to play. Same thing, play 1000 games with this opening and you'll understand what tactical opportunities to look for (and ones to watch out for). Each opening has certain lines that crop up again and again.

After you play 4 million games with the white opening of choice to learn the common lines that crop up, then try out some black openings; you'll need one versus white's 1.e4 and one versus white's 1.d4.

Against 1.e4 you have the Italian game (1...e5), the Ruy Lopez (not my fav, I hate the pinned N), the Sicilian (1...c5, very advanced, don't try this yet), the Caro-Kann (1...c6, not so many lines as the Sicilian, but you have to be a good defender in cramped positions).

Against 1.d4 you have the Queen's Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4, it's good for white, many lines of attack), The Dutch (1...f5 2...Nf6, sometimes the flank response can throw off the 1.d4 player who usually sees the QG), the French (tried this for awhile, with some success, but didn't suit my style, I didn't like my light-square B getting trapped back on it's home square nearly every game).

I only covered a few openings, other players will suggest ones that they like and have had success with. The point is to try out a few openings and give them a test drive, most of these are tried and true or they wouldn't have survived! Tactical skills are needed no matter which openings you use.

Good luck!  

Thank you, Captain!

Thank you for your comment, Commander.

Thank you for your valuable comment.

Bongcloud?

Ruy Lopez to begin with

Thank you for your comment.

This is queen's gambit

If you play the Italian Game, try the Ruy Lopez instead.  It seems similar but it is better.  Not that it matters when you are starting out, but eventually when you are better and you learn your opening in more detail, it is good to have experience with one of the best openings.

Ok, thank you.

You blind?

Do you know chess

then is king's gambit sacrificing the king????????

This is not the place to fight! This is the place to answer my question!

@hitheshfanofcarlsen

see Quote #27