best opening starting with c

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I have no idea for this one
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Did you forget the Caro-Cann.
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Caro Kann

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Catalan, maybe? Although Caro-Kann is a very good shout.

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Probably Catalan
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Colle !

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That'd be the chigorin variation.

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Colle-Zukertort. The best. It is worth it to watch 30min+10min+10min to understand this opening. Reallllllyy gooood.
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Nice promotional post you got there #8

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[Event "?"]
[Site "Chess.com iPhone"]
[Date "2025.08.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Josh11live"]
[Black "rhapsodyman100"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[WhiteElo "1050"]
[BlackElo "1038"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 cxd4 6. exd4 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rfe1 Bb7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. Qh3 g6 16. Qh6 Qc7 17. Re3 Nxe5 18. Rh3 f5 19. Bxe5 Qe7 20. Bd6 Qf7 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Re1 Bc8 23. Bb5 Bd7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxe6 Rf7 26. Rxg6+ Kh8 27. Rd6 Qe7 28. g3 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Re7+ 32. Kd2 Kg8 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Qxh7+ Ke6 35. Qg6+ Ke5 36. Rh5 Qf3 37. Rxf5+ Qxf5 38. Rxd5+ Kxd5 39. Qxf5+ Re5 40. Qf3+ Kd6 41. h4 Ke6 42. Qf4 Rf5 43. Qxf5+ Kxf5 44. Ke3 Kg4 45. c4 Kh5 46. f3 Kg6 47. g4 Kh6 48. f4 {1-0}
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This game shows how the Colle-Zukertort is good. Don’t mind all my blunders because uhhh, just don’t mind them
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caro kann