best openings for beginners?

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1Lindamea1
1) opening principles
2) king’s indian setup
3) london system
4) other
ChessMasteryOfficial

You should prepare your repertoire according to your own chess tastes and style. It is very important that you should like and understand the typical positions which result from your chosen opening.

TheGuyThatIsNew

There are many, but learning the most common responses that black may play against e4 and d4 will help. No need to go deep in theory but just know the basic responses that white should do against whatever your opponent does. (and also know what white's goal is for whatever opening you choose for white) 
This will also help when you fight from black's POV, you can apply what you learned. 

magipi
lassus_dinnao wrote:
1) opening principles

This is the reasonable answer.

ChessPhant0m
I’m my opinion, I like the queens gambit accepted, (d4, d5, c4, dxc4, e4) but that’s just me
Thepasswordis1234

italian and four knights are both simple. I learned QGD as a beginner.

Thepasswordis1234
ChessPhant0m wrote:
I’m my opinion, I like the queens gambit accepted, (d4, d5, c4, dxc4, e4) but that’s just me

e4 is considered risky. i strongly suggest e3

joosoohyun

idk

magipi
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:

You should prepare your repertoire according to your own chess tastes and style. It is very important that you should like and understand the typical positions which result from your chosen opening.

This would be reasonable advice to an 1300-rated player, but to a 300-rated beginner this is absolutely not reasonable. Building an opening repertoire is time-consuming. All those hours should be spent on other things that are much-much-much more useful. Mostly tactics.

As a reference, here is a game. It can be clearly seen that opening is not an issue. The issue is blundering pieces all over the place. Like 10. Nxc6 or 14. Qf3 or 20.Rxf8 and the list goes on.

GMWS30

e4 and d5 would help

dakshmehetre

WE SHOULD PLAY CARO-CANN FROM BLACKSIDE

dakshmehetre

WE SHOULD TAKE THE POSSESIAN OF CENTER LIKE E4 D4

Kitahara-Kun

1Lindamea1

garbage tier list, stop spaming it everywhere

chmielu028
Sicilian
play4fun64

Opening Principles. Your opening study is a waste of time as your opponent won't play book opening moves.

03_Enakshi_03

Its helpful

03_Enakshi_03

:)

chessterd5
magipi wrote:
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:

You should prepare your repertoire according to your own chess tastes and style. It is very important that you should like and understand the typical positions which result from your chosen opening.

This would be reasonable advice to an 1300-rated player, but to a 300-rated beginner this is absolutely not reasonable. Building an opening repertoire is time-consuming. All those hours should be spent on other things that are much-much-much more useful. Mostly tactics.

As a reference, here is a game. It can be clearly seen that opening is not an issue. The issue is blundering pieces all over the place. Like 10. Nxc6 or 14. Qf3 or 20.Rxf8 and the list goes on.

wow! 300 level chess is crazy.