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What are the best responses to 1, e4 e5 ?

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MaestroDelAjedrez2025
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May 15, 2025
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Are these the best responses to e4   e5 ?




Toldsted
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May 15, 2025
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#2

There are no best openings.

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

jcidus
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May 16, 2025
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HALL VARIATION is the best for white, nobody study this with black
 
TaterBoy37
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May 18, 2025
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TaterBoy37
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Those are my favorites

Sussyguy4890
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May 18, 2025
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#7
#3 but what is there to study
MaestroDelAjedrez2025
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May 18, 2025
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#8

2 Ke2 is a bad second move

TaterBoy37
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May 18, 2025
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#9
It’s the best opening ever
TaterBoy37
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TaterBoy37
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Nevermind this is the best opening for white

crazedrat1000
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May 18, 2025
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AGC-Gambit_YT
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May 18, 2025
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crazedrat1000 wrote:
 

Nc3 is hands down Top 2 best for e4, e5

MaestroDelAjedrez2025
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May 18, 2025
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#14

Nf3 is even better than Nc3

Reaper-2015
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May 18, 2025
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#15

This:

jcidus
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May 18, 2025
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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
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May 18, 2025
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2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 is my favorite continuation. At my level of rapid it usually transposes into Giuoco Pianissimo.