what do you think the best opening is?

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There are a lot of openings out there but what do you think is the best one?
Avatar of lovecrqft
If you’re white go for pawn to e4 if you are an aggressive player. If you prefer calm play then start d4 instead

As white I personally prefer the Queen’s Gambit

As black I prefer the Alekhine of Sicilian defense
Avatar of Ben-Majkrzak511

My favorite is the kings pawn opening.

 

Avatar of Corbellino

i use basically a Colle opening then respond to whatever is happening. my rating is also lower than whale sh*t so...

Avatar of ThrillerFan

White this, Black that, blah blah blah.  F that!

I have 2 words for you, whether Black or White, does not matter!  Those 2 words?

 

FRENCH DEFENSE!

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I wrote something to answer questions like this 

https://www.chess.com/blog/FizzyBand/openings-faq

Avatar of Uhohspaghettio1
FizzyBand wrote:

I wrote something to answer questions like this 

https://www.chess.com/blog/FizzyBand/openings-faq

The English about equal to d4, e4 and Nf3? Usually if an opening is relatively rare among the top players there's a good reason for it. 

The Hanham Philidor top tier but not the Pirc?  

Otherwise good article. 

Avatar of NikkiLikeChikki
They are all fine... except the Dutch.
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Uhohspaghettio1 wrote:
FizzyBand wrote:

I wrote something to answer questions like this 

https://www.chess.com/blog/FizzyBand/openings-faq

The English about equal to d4, e4 and Nf3? Usually if an opening is relatively rare among the top players there's a good reason for it. 

The Hanham Philidor top tier but not the Pirc?  

Otherwise good article. 

The English is fairly popular at the top level and achieves decent results

Avatar of gctorres13

I am still new but in my mind it really depends on your style of play. I like the Queens Gambit and the Sicilian. But I like aggressive play. I would try to learn a couple for each side and just give them time.