WHAT OPENINGS TO LEARN FIRST - Chess Forums

nehmedeinhak

12 hrs ago

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I’ve been playing chess on and off for 3-4 months now and have gotten quite decent. but i haven’t learned any theory. what openings should i study first?

CAW46

11 hrs ago

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#2

Personally I'd suggest something like the Italian

IM pfren

4 hrs ago

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#3

https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-principles-of-the-opening

ErnBurner

3 hrs ago

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#4

I will suggest the queens gambit. But be sure to know the accepted and declined variations

badger_song

2 hrs ago

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#5

Learn openings in roughly the same order they were popularized historically. So as white, learn Double King Pawn Openings (1.e4 e5) first, then Semi-Open, Double Queen Pawn Openings(1.d4 d5), Flank, and lastly Modern/Hyper-Modern openings. As black ,the situation is more challenging as basic defenses need to be learned for all the above. The Modern and various closed openings require good pawn play to be effective so they are de facto more difficult than Double King pawn and semi-closed games; beginning players have a full plate with just basic tactics, endgames, and checkmates.