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Which is best chess openings for new players?
24 days ago
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#3
The best opening for beginners is scotch game or Italian or gucio piano
Good day! I have been playing chess on and off for probably 45 to 50 years. The thing is I have never studied openings even though of course I know the basic openings such as Kings pawn etc. My method of play has always been following the principles, calculating, and foreseeing several moves in advance. So here's my question that I always wondered about. Why is there such an emphasis on learning and studying openings? There are thousands of openings in chess and this is going to be very ignorant of me but if you play an opening and your opponent does something completely different or unorthodox then what's the purpose of learning openings? I know there's a good logical answer or article that would explain the purpose out there I just haven't found it. Thanks for your help!
I really like ponziani or italian and kings Indian or pirc defense
23 days ago
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#7
Mystery005 wrote:
I really like ponziani or italian and kings Indian or pirc defense
What you like doesn't answer the OP's question.
The best openings for a beginner to learn are the Ruy Lopez and Queen's Gambit as they are the only two openings that truly follow opening principles to the letter. And when I say learn an opening, I mean LEARN THE OPENING! That means understand what White needs to do AND what Black needs to do. That means playing meaningful games with both openings AS BOTH WHITE AND BLACK! Learn opening principles as well, as other have pointed out. After you master these two, you need to start expanding. The first thing you will notice is as White, not everyone answers 1.e4 with 1...e5 or 1.d4 with 1...d5. While you can expand your Black Repertoire, the MOST IMPORTANT thing to do first is fill in the Blanks. Determine as White whether you prefer the Ruy Lipez or Queen's Gambit and start studying the other possibilities, like the Sicilian, French, and Caro-Kann if you go the Ruy Lopez route or the Slav, QGA, Grunfeld, Nimzo-Indian, Kings Indian, Grundeld and Dutch. Then as Black, the 1.d4 d5 without 2.c4 lines and 1.e4 e5 and NOT 2.Nf3. But all of that in the second half shouldn't even be a factor until about a year after you started studying Ruy Lopez and QGD.