What is the best opening???

Hey fellow chess players!!!

I'm wondering what is the best chess opening to use and the best way to control the center squares. Any signature moves that u fellow players use?

All opinions welcome!!!

 

There have to be at least 10 threads with this exact question now. 

Yes...there are several threads concerning the best chess opening, look around first

and its I'm...not I'am 

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m0xln456 wrote: There is no best chess opening.  People might like some openings more because they match their styles of play.  For example, a very tactical, attacking player might not play Caro-Kann.

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Like I said, your opinion on the subject is highly recommended.

What is your preferred play style?

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the one where you win

Hey lets get serious.

I'm only 13 years old and I'm just asking for opinions so my play could be better.

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There is no best Chess opening.

I like the King's Gambit.  It is a great tactical line full of romance and history.  It undid a lot of my materialism and improved my tactical skills. 

I would recommend something less dynamic than the King's Gambit to begin.  It takes a great attacking player to maximize the King's gambit.  Black's play has to be less accurate to consolidate the extra pawn.

 

I would recommend starting with 1. e4 and looking at the correct continuations from there, trying the Ruy Lopez (1. e4 e5 2. nf3 nc6 3. Bb5).  I would also recommend looking up the openings of Robert James Fischer (Bobby Fischer).  He is a brilliantly concise White player, (almost) always using 1.e4 and playing very solidly.  If you have questions feel free to message me.

Many beginners seem to learn a line or 2 of the Ruy Lopez (1e4 e5 2Nf3 Nc6 3Bb5)as their first opening.  It may not be the easiest opening to understand, but it is readily accessible since it is introduced in beginner books.  I have forgotten most of what I "knew" about the Ruy Lopez, but I still play it(or against it) from time to time.  As white I play the King's Gambit as often as I can, but my book knowledge of it is not very extensive.  I also like the French Defense, the Alekine's Defense, and the King's Indian Defense, but my book knowledge of these openings is not very extensive either.  Because my book knowledge of opening is not very extensive, it goes without saying that I do from time to time drop pieces (or other blunders) in the opening, however I have decided not to dedicate much effort to learning openings until I can improve my middlegame and endgame.  My advice to you would be to find 1 or 2 openings that you like, and to familiarize yourself with 1 or 2 lines of these openings.  You can do this by purchasing a broad openings book like MCO-14 (Modern Chess Openings) or perhaps by internet searches.  As you "stub your toe" on various other opening or lines of the ones in which you familiarized yourself with you can consult your resources so that hopefully you don't make the same mistake again.  You almost have to study openings a little if you are going to play chess at the club level or the tournament level, but you have to be careful not to invest too much time at it to the neglect of middlegame tactics and endgame strategy.  At some point in the future, after you have found some openings that you like, you may want to purchase a book or two specific to the opening(s) that you like.  They will have more detail in them than the broader based MCO and hopefully they explain the reasoning behind the moves (which is something that you don't get much of from MCO--it is assumed that once you see the move its purpose will be intuitive--which for most amateurs is not the case.  Above all, enjoy the game.  Hope this is useful.

Thanks

you already play the "italian"... if you must learn named openings start with the ones you already play. The "Ruy Lopez" would be the next to play with.

you need to learn defense openings more... you step in traps.

it's ok to read up on openings in wikipedia before you move. think of your response and check to see if it is an existing opening.

buy chess software with tutorials in them and learn the tutorials.  i recommend chessmaster, but i don't know any others. you need to work on your middle game more than openings. hanging pieces is much worse than inefficient openings. 

There is no such thing as the "best opening".Some do give more playable lines than others.

Play 1.b3 for fun.

Play 1.e4 for money.

 

The bongcloud attack!

 

It involves an attack on the enemy position with one's king. It never fails. 

def. the sicilian defense is the best way to control the center. the french defense is the best way to start an opening

Huh?