I don't know which opening to play
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The hardest thing for me to play right now is the openings. There are so many of them that I can't decide which one I want to play. And after a couple of moves I don't know the lines because I'm a beginner. Can someone show me a good opening for white and black that is easy to learn and play?
Jun 18, 2018
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#2
Opening Principles:
1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks
Tactics...tactics...tactics...
Pre Move Checklist:
1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.
2. Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
For someone seeking help with choosing openings, I usually bring up Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014).
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
I believe that it is possible to see a fair portion of the beginning of Tamburro's book by going to the Mongoose Press site.
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Perhaps Darth_Necovus would also want to consider Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006).
"... For beginning players, [Discovering Chess Openings] will offer an opportunity to start out on the right foot and really get a feel for what is happening on the board. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
"There is no such thing as a 'best opening.' Each player should choose an opening that attracts him. Some players are looking for a gambit as White, others for Black gambits. Many players that are starting out (or have bad memories) want to avoid mainstream systems, others want dynamic openings, and others want calm positional pathways. It’s all about personal taste and personal need.
For example, if you feel you’re poor at tactics you can choose a quiet positional opening (trying to hide from your weakness and just play chess), or seek more dynamic openings that engender lots of tactics and sacrifices (this might lead to more losses but, over time, will improve your tactical skills and make you stronger)." - IM Jeremy Silman (January 28, 2016)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-questions-and-a-dream-mate
https://www.chess.com/article/view/picking-the-correct-opening-repertoire
http://chess-teacher.com/best-chess-openings/
https://www.chess.com/blog/TigerLilov/build-your-opening-repertoire
https://www.chess.com/blog/CraiggoryC/how-to-build-an-opening-repertoire
"... A typical way of choosing an opening repertoire is to copy the openings used by a player one admires. ... However, what is good at world-championship level is not always the best choice at lower levels of play, and it is often a good idea to choose a 'model' who is nearer your own playing strength. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-an-opening-to-memorize-or-understand
https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-ways-to-learn-new-openings
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-perfect-opening-for-the-lazy-student
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9035.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627110453/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen169.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9029.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/has-the-king-s-indian-attack-been-forgotten
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7277.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9033.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9050.pdf
https://www.chess.com/blog/IndreRe/book-review-vincent-moret-my-first-chess-opening-repertoire-for-black
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/vincent-moret/
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627104938/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen159.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627022042/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen153.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7819.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7790.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7652.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
"... Overall, I would advise most players to stick to a fairly limited range of openings, and not to worry about learning too much by heart. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
"... Once you identify an opening you really like and wish to learn in more depth, then should you pick up a book on a particular opening or variation. Start with ones that explain the opening variations and are not just meant for advanced players. ..." - Dan Heisman (2001)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626180930/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman06.pdf
"... To begin with, only study the main lines ... you can easily fill in the unusual lines later. ..." - GM John Nunn (2006)
"... I feel that the main reasons to buy an opening book are to give a good overview of the opening, and to explain general plans and ideas. ..." - GM John Nunn (2006)
"... If the book contains illustrative games, it is worth playing these over first ..." - GM John Nunn (2006)
"... the average player only needs to know a limited amount about the openings he plays. Providing he understands the main aims of the opening, a few typical plans and a handful of basic variations, that is enough. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
"... For inexperienced players, I think the model that bases opening discussions on more or less complete games that are fully annotated, though with a main focus on the opening and early middlegame, is the ideal. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010)
"... Everyman Chess has started a new series aimed at those who want to understand the basics of an opening, i.e., the not-yet-so-strong players. ... I imagine [there] will be a long series based on the premise of bringing the basic ideas of an opening to the reader through plenty of introductory text, game annotations, hints, plans and much more. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627055734/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen38.pdf
"The way I suggest you study this book is to play through the main games once, relatively quickly, and then start playing the variation in actual games. Playing an opening in real games is of vital importance - without this kind of live practice it is impossible to get a 'feel' for the kind of game it leads to. There is time enough later for involvement with the details, after playing your games it is good to look up the line." - GM Nigel Davies (2005)
"... Review each of your games, identifying opening (and other) mistakes with the goal of not repeatedly making the same mistake. ... It is especially critical not to continually fall into opening traps – or even lines that result in difficult positions ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627062646/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman81.pdf
Jun 19, 2018
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#4
Well, an easy opening for white is the London system, if you want to learn it. You can play it against most black responses.
Jun 19, 2018
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#5
IMBacon schreef:
Opening Principles:
1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks
Tactics...tactics...tactics...
Pre Move Checklist:
1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.
2. Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
This seems to be your standard reply. Everytime someone asks a question regarding openings or improvement, your reply is always the same. Is that like a copy and paste thing you do? Like you got that stuff written down in word and when someone asks a question you just copy and paste it? I just had to ask 
When I had this problem as a teenager, I got a book of famous master games arranged by opening, and played through them. (I think it was "100 Master Games of Modern Chess" which may tell you how old I am!) I then made a short list of openings that seemed attractive, and played through another set of games in those. By that point I knew which openings led to middlegames that made sense and seemed fun to me, so there was my repertoire.
I have switched up my White repertoire since then, but I'm still playing the openings I chose for Black, so it seems to have worked out. (French Defense and Dutch Defense--I don't recommend this particularly but it works for me.)
Seirawan's basic opening book could be helpful here--he talks a lot about the themes of each opening. I think it is best to ignore anyone who just tells you what opening to play, because it's a very personal decision and will work better if you make it yourself. I happen to like having the board clogged with pawns; someone who thrives on wide open spaces would be miserable with my openings.
Jun 19, 2018
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#8
Hi, Darth:
There are excellent lessons here on Chess.com, many targeted at beginners. I'm not sure if they come with a free membership. If you can access them on a free membership, you can go to "learn," "lessons" and "study plan." There is nice stuff in there on opening strategy for beginners. I've gone through most of the lessons and they've helped me a lot.
Jun 19, 2018
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#9
Darth_Necovus schreef:
The hardest thing for me to play right now is the openings. There are so many of them that I can't decide which one I want to play. And after a couple of moves I don't know the lines because I'm a beginner. Can someone show me a good opening for white and black that is easy to learn and play?
Do you have a favourite player? Maybe you can try to emulate their repertoire. That's how i finally decided which openings i wanted to play.
the modern binunge....this opening was played by mister paguital against bobby fisher,, (cubao,kamuning underthe bridge).... bobby strangled..and it gave him a toothache.. (facts and not a bluff!)
Jun 19, 2018
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#11
Spelenderwijs wrote:
IMBacon schreef:
Opening Principles:
1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks
Tactics...tactics...tactics...
Pre Move Checklist:
1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.
2. Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
This seems to be your standard reply. Everytime someone asks a question regarding openings or improvement, your reply is always the same. Is that like a copy and paste thing you do? Like you got that stuff written down in word and when someone asks a question you just copy and paste it? I just had to ask
If ya dont ask, ya know know.
Of course its copy and paste. Do you seriously think i would type this out every time??? <SHEESH> That would take to much motivation.
It was something i put together "over the years"
When deciding on whether its appropriate to post, I dont base it on the OP's rating, I base it on the games they have played at long time controls (if poosible)
Never feel like you ant ask me anything, my life is an open book. Just dont mess with my bacon.
mkkuhner wrote:
... Seirawan's basic opening book ...
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
modern benungi
it will cost u😂
Jun 23, 2018
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#16
as white Italian opening is great. Or maybe the Scotch game if you can handle the queen developed early. I can't handle the queen when developed early, so Italian opening is the best. Your kingside knight and bishop are developed quickly and you can castle kingside. Also it doesn't lead to boring games. Play it properly, it will never fail to amuse you. Neither too aggressive nor too dumb. It's most aggressive line is the fried liver attack but it's better to choose a quite line, unless you are playing against an amateur. After Bc4 if Nf6 then d3. If Bc5 , then again d3, or if your opponent castles too early, you will not castle and rather start an attack on kingside playing h3 then g4. Castling is not always good, because the beasts will not castle and crush the castle with their mighty pawns and then the room can come. Totally crushing.
Jun 23, 2018
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#17
as white Italian opening is great. Or maybe the Scotch game if you can handle the queen developed early. I can't handle the queen when developed early, so Italian opening is the best. Your kingside knight and bishop are developed quickly and you can castle kingside. Also it doesn't lead to boring games. Play it properly, it will never fail to amuse you. Neither too aggressive nor too dumb. It's most aggressive line is the fried liver attack but it's better to choose a quite line, unless you are playing against an amateur. After Bc4 if Nf6 then d3. If Bc5 , then again d3, or if your opponent castles too early, you will not castle and rather start an attack on kingside playing h3 then g4. Castling is not always good, because the beasts will not castle and crush the castle with their mighty pawns and then the room can come. Totally crushing.
Jun 23, 2018
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#18
I play Ruy Lopez cuz it looks (and sounds) cool. And in defence i just move pieces randomly and (sometimes) fall for silly traps -_-
Jun 23, 2018
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#19
Learn the principles behind the opening moves. There are free versions of some of the old but great introductory books on the internet, including Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals and Emanuel Lasker's Lasker's Manual of Chess.
There's a great, old book written by Larry Evans and six other grandmasters called How to Open a Chess Game. Even though it's from the 1970's and in Descriptive Notation, the cheapest used versions on Amazon are around $20. But it is a great book.