Any good videos on openings for a 400elo player?

I basically want to learn a black / white opening that would work most games and to practice it a lot till i get the hang of it. So far the only opening for white is Pe4, Qf3, Bc4 for a quick mate but so far it only worked 1 TIME XD

https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-openings-for-beginners

most start with e4

I'd say learn the opening principles instead, like what was the idea of that move, this move, etc..

while principles will most likely shape your openings i totally empathize with op

there is a communication issue between us newer players who speak of openings vs the veterans ideas of openings

for us beginners an “opening” consists of maybe 3 or 4 moves and some very simple ideas

for the veterans, an opening is a conduit to the entire repertoire

all that aside, i would “recommend” the italian game for white (1. e4 1...e5; 2. Nf3 ...Nc6; 3. Bc4)

start with your white; with black start with 1...e5 vs e4 and 1...d5 vs d4

you can adopt some classical defenses to your black games as you get your feet wet

i work on openings on chessable
you can find free repertoires for the “short and sweet italian game”
(if you want to know some more message me)

when i very first started it was very comforting having a few “ideas/plans” if even just to place my pieces

in e4/e5 games (and most games where both sides are staking claim in center with pawns) there is a fight for control of center; bishops pinning knights who are defending central pawns; etc

this is where we really start improving our opening games when we get better at handling these positions

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now- as those who will straight away recommend principles as your guiding force you will very likely “be out of book” as soon as move two

what the simple opening lines in the “italian game” will help with is where your pieces “usually” tend to develop to when you are “out of book”

it helps with the role of the c pawn and the support of the d pawn push; it helps with the ideas behind an early d3 vs a more immediate d4
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as far as videos? i would look at some ben finegold videos with the beginners classes at st louis chess club

also check out dereque kelly (sorry if name is incorrectly spelled)- you can usually stumble on his videos by entering a search of a “classical opening” (i also think the site is chess openings.com)

his videos are basic overviews of the classical openings (pretty much any opening with a name that is not an animal and most often named after a country or region)

Learning principles are good too not only you will understand the concept of every move but you will know what your enemy is doing. I agree with the Italian Game because it's not a complicated opening and it also covers the basic principles.