Best chess opening



For white, the Center Game or Bishops Opening. They are direct, very solid, easy to learn, all the action is in the center, and they emphasize/reward principled play.

It doesn't matter what opening you play so long as it has pedigree, in other words is established not one of the ludicrous. I used to be quite decent at chess especially 20 years ago playing over the board tournaments my repertoire was limited but I had played the same openings for 40 years so you have no surprises from your opponents as white i either played 1.d4 or 1.c4 and as black either 1...c6 v e4 or 1..Nf6 as black heading for slav setups ... key is know what your doing and avoid any surprises from your opponents play early .