I like opening principles and connecting my rooks on central files for some reason. Looks cool when all the pieces are well placed and active.
Best Chess Openings for Beginners?
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Two pawns in the center openings although those two pawns don't have to be played one after the other. They prevents closed positions.
ruy Lopez for beginners?
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Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Beginners should definitely play gambits. Playing gambits is fun, but most importantly in so doing you will hone your tactical and attacking skills, while learning the importance of seizing and maintaining the initiative. Danish Gambit, Scotch Gambit, Goring Gambit, Urusov Gambit, Vienna Gambit are good ones.
WoodyTBeagle wrote:
ruy Lopez for beginners?
uh..ok
Not the Ruy? Why not?
Not the Ruy? Why not?
The Ruy is certainly complex, but as a 1400 rapid player, I'm playing it at every opportunity. Getting complex positions and solving them in game is incredibly rewarding. Missing them and understanding why after analysis is certainly helping my game.
Nov 19, 2021
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RussBell wrote:
browse...
Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Beginners should definitely play gambits. Playing gambits is fun, but most importantly in so doing you will hone your tactical and attacking skills, while learning the importance of seizing and maintaining the initiative. Danish Gambit, Scotch Gambit, Goring Gambit, Urusov Gambit, Vienna Gambit are good ones.
Nakhmanson Gambit
torq-ca wrote:
The Ruy is certainly complex, but as a 1400 rapid player, I'm playing it at every opportunity. Getting complex positions and solving them in game is incredibly rewarding. Missing them and understanding why after analysis is certainly helping my game.
Being 1400 with more than 1000 games under you makes you very very much not a beginner.
MTXChessOfficial wrote:
WoodyTBeagle wrote:
ruy Lopez for beginners?
uh..ok
Not the Ruy? Why not?
Because it's very complex - with dozens and dozens of sophisticated lines and defenses?
WoodyTBeagle wrote:
MTXChessOfficial wrote:
WoodyTBeagle wrote:
ruy Lopez for beginners?
uh..ok
Not the Ruy? Why not?
Because it's very complex - with dozens and dozens of sophisticated lines and defenses?
Truth is that at 1000-1800 level, no one is playing with enough accuracy to really punish you in the opening if you don't know some esoteric Ruy line. At 2200+ level, playing the Ruy is very complex, I totally agree. But for the beginner it offers a logical developmental and attacking plan. There aren't that many people less than 1800 that are going to punish your Ruy with a well-executed Marshall attack for instance. This is why in my video I really emphasize focusing on opening principles as opposed to complex lines.
Nov 20, 2021
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I recommend the accelerated London System and the If your playing someone less than 600, the Scholars mate opening.
I made a video of what I think are the best chess openings for beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_GAuY30GAc&ab_channel=MTXChess
I picked the italian game, the french defense, the queen's gambit, the ruy lopez, and the sicilian. Did I miss any? What do you think the best chess openings for beginners are? Should beginners avoid playing gambits?