My favorite opening for white is Queens gambit and for black smith morra gambit
Whats Your Favorite opening?
i dont know oppenigs' names :)) but i know i have 3 or 4 favourite oppenings, i hope, then u can see them in my games..
As White: Most anything depending on what mood I'm in and how I've fared with certain lines recently. Currently I like being on the White side of the French Defense and the Ruy Lopez.
As Black against 1. e4: The Caro-Kann
As Black against 1. d4: The pure Slav
As Black against most other moves: Something with a Caro-Slav structure.
Anything Wesley So has cooked up gets my attention. He, Carlsen, and Nakamura have at best redefined the starting position. They are artists, who find hidden new possibilities in chess
My Beginner Repertoire 500-1200
White Opening:
King pawn Opening
1.e4 against 1...e5 Italian game
1.e4 against 1...e6 Kings Indian Attack
1.e4 against 1...c5 Kings Indian Attack
1.e4 against 1...c6 Kings Indian Attack
Queens Pawn opening
1.d4 London System vs anything black plays
Black Opening:
Against King Pawn Opening 1.e4
1...c5 Sicilian Dragon
I had trouble against 1.e4 when I was a beginner so I tryed the Sicilian Dragon first.
Against Queens Pawn opening 1.d4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
Against English opening 1.c4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
Against Reti Opening 1.Nf3
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
My Advanced Beginner Repertoire 1201-1400
White Opening:
King pawn Opening
1.e4 against 1...e5
- Italian game
- Fried Liver Attack
1.e4 against 1...e6 Kings Indian Attack
1.e4 against 1...c5 Kings Indian Attack
1.e4 against 1...c6 Kings Indian Attack
Queens Pawn opening
1.d4 London System vs anything black plays
English Opening
1.c4
Reti Opening
1.Nf3 Kings Indian Attack
Black Opening:
Against King Pawn Opening 1.e4
1...c5 Sicilian Dragon
1...d6 Pirc Defence
I felt like the Sicilian Dragon wasn't working so I tryed the Pirc Defence for some time.
Against Queens Pawn opening 1.d4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
Against English opening 1.c4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
Against Reti Opening 1.Nf3
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
My Intermediate Repertoire 1401-1700
White Opening:
King pawn Opening
1.e4 against 1...e5
- Italian game
- Fried Liver Attack
- Lolli Attack
1.e4 against 1...e6 Kings Indian Attack
1.e4 against 1...c5
- Kings Indian Attack
- Closed Sicilian
1.e4 against 1...c6 Kings Indian Attack
Queens Pawn opening
1.d4 London System vs anything black plays
English Opening
1.c4 against 1...c5 Fianchetto
Reti Opening
1.Nf3 Kings Indian Attack
Black Opening:
Against King Pawn Opening 1.e4
1...c5 Sicilian Dragon
1...d6 Pirc Defence
1...e6 French Defence
I settled with the French Defence for a while.
Against Queens Pawn opening 1.d4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
1...Nf6 Benko Gambit
1...Nf6 Benoni
Against English opening 1.c4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
Against Reti Opening 1.Nf3
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
My Advanced Intermediate Repertoire 1701-2000
White Opening:
King pawn Opening
1.e4 against 1...e5
- Italian game
- Fried Liver Attack
- Lolli Attack
- Ruy Lopez(Spanish Game), Exchange Variation
- Halloween Gambit
1.e4 against 1...e6
- Kings Indian Attack
- Tarrasch Variation
1.e4 against 1...c5
- Kings Indian Attack
- Closed Sicilian
- Closed Sicilian, Grand Prix Attack
- Open Sicilian, Macrozy Bind
1.e4 against 1...c6
- Kings Indian Attack
- Caro-Kann Main Line
Queens Pawn opening
1.d4 London System vs anything
1.d4 against 1...d5 Queens Gambit
1.d4 against 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 Catalan
1.d4 against 1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 Kings Fianchetto Variation
English Opening
1.c4 against 1...c5 Fianchetto
1.c4 against 1...e5 White hedge hog
1.c4 against 1...Nf6 Tranposition into Queens Pawn Opening
Reti Opening
1.Nf3 against 1...d5 Kings Indian Attack
1.Nf3 against 1...d5 Tranposition into Queens Pawn Openings
1.Nf3 against 1...d5 Tranposition into English Openings
Black Opening:
Against King Pawn Opening 1.e4
1...c5 Sicilian Dragon
1...d6 Pirc Defence
1...e6 French Defence
1...e5 King Pawn game
1...c6 Caro-Kann
Against Queens Pawn opening 1.d4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
1...Nf6 Benko Gambit
1...Nf6 Benoni
1...c5 Clarendon Court
Against English opening 1.c4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
1...g6 Improved Kings Indian Defence
Against Reti Opening 1.Nf3
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
1...Nf6 Gruenfeld
My Advanced Repertoire 2001-2200
White Opening:
King pawn Opening
1.e4 against 1...e5
- Italian game
- Fried Liver Attack
- Lolli Attack
- Ruy Lopez(Spanish Game), Exchange Variation
- Halloween Gambit
- Ruy Lopez(Spanish Game), Main Line
1.e4 against 1...e6
- Kings Indian Attack
- Tarrasch Variation
1.e4 against 1...c5
- Kings Indian Attack
- Closed Sicilian
- Closed Sicilian, Grand Prix Attack
- Open Sicilian, Macrozy Bind
- Open Sicilian, YugoSlav Attack
- Open Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
- Open Sicilian, Zagreb(Fianchetteo) Variation g3 system
- Closed Sicilian, Chameleon Variation
1.e4 against 1...c6
- Kings Indian Attack
- Caro-Kann Main Line
Queens Pawn opening
1.d4 London System vs anything
1.d4 against 1...d5 Queens Gambit
1.d4 against 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 Catalan
1.d4 against 1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 Kings Fianchetto Variation
English Opening
1.c4 against 1...c5 Fianchetto
1.c4 against 1...e5 White hedge hog
1.c4 against 1...Nf6 Tranposition into Queens Pawn Opening
Reti Opening
1.Nf3 against 1...d5 Kings Indian Attack
1.Nf3 against 1...d5 Tranposition into Queens Pawn Openings
1.Nf3 against 1...d5 Tranposition into English Openings
Nimzo-Larsen Attack
1.b3 Pincer Attack
1.b3 against 1...e5 Tranposition into English Opening
1.b3 against 1...d5 Tranposition into Birds Opening
Van't Kruijs Opening
1.e3 Pincer Attack
1.e3 against 1...e5 Tranposition into the English Opening
1.e3 against 1...d5 Tranposition into the Queens Gambit
1.e3 sometimes I Tranpose into Nimzo-Larsen Attack
Hungarian Opening
1.g3 Tranposition into KIA
1.g3 Tranposition into Pincer Attack
1.g3 Tranposition into English Opening
1.g3 Tranposition into Catalan
1.g3 Tranposition into Kings Fianchetteo Variation
Black Opening:
Against King Pawn Opening 1.e4
1...c5 Sicilian Dragon
1...d6 Pirc Defence
1...e6 French Defence
1...e5 King Pawn game
- Against Kings Gambit, Fischer Defence
- Against Scotch, 4...Bc5 Classical
- Against Italian Game, 3...Be7 Hungarian Defence
- Against Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
- Against Ruy Lopez, Chigorin Defence
- Against Ruy Lopez, Arch Angel Defence
1...c6 Caro-Kann
1...c5 Sicilian Najdorf
Against Queens Pawn opening 1.d4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
1...Nf6 Benko Gambit
1...Nf6 Benoni
1...c5 Clarendon Court
1...Nf6 Gruenfeld
Against English opening 1.c4
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
1...g6 Improved, Kings Indian Defence
1...e5 Improved claiming center, Kings Indian Defence
Against Reti Opening 1.Nf3
1...Nf6 Kings Indian Defence
1...Nf6 Gruenfeld
1...d5 with Nf6 Improved claiming center, Gruenfeld
My Title Repertoire 2201 -
I don't have a Title. So I don't have a Title Repertoire yet. I will let know you if I get there one day.
Whats Your Favorite opening?
^^^^^ All of the ones I mentioned.
Dude that was the most basic question ("What was your favorite opening"). You really do go above and beyond, lol
Whats Your Favorite opening?
Mine for white are: Evans Gambit, smith morra gambit and French closed variation.
for black: Sicilian French, Scandinavian and French