What are the best responses to 1, e4 e5 ?

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MaestroDelAjedrez2025
Are these the best responses to e4   e5 ?




Toldsted

There are no best openings.

You are missing a lot of fine moves like 2.Bc4 e.g.

jcidus
HALL VARIATION is the best for white, nobody study this with black
 
TaterBoy37
TaterBoy37
TaterBoy37

Those are my favorites

Sussyguy4890
#3 but what is there to study
MaestroDelAjedrez2025

2 Ke2 is a bad second move

TaterBoy37
It’s the best opening ever
TaterBoy37
TaterBoy37

Nevermind this is the best opening for white

crazedrat1000
AGC-Gambit_YT
crazedrat1000 wrote:
 

Nc3 is hands down Top 2 best for e4, e5

MaestroDelAjedrez2025

Nf3 is even better than Nc3

Reaper-2015

This:

jcidus
MaestroDelAjedrez2025 escribió:

Nf3 is even better than Nc3

2 Nf3, it is refuted in practical chess by Latvian gambit, da? 2 Nc3 is more better, yes, nyet?
 
NohJay

2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 is my favorite continuation. At my level of rapid it usually transposes into Giuoco Pianissimo.