Openings


First, understand that there is no "best" opening. But there are many good openings. However, for less experienced players, say beginner-novice, some openings may be more or less appropriate, easier or more difficult to learn and play, than others. The following present some possibilities with commentary on their 'appropriateness' versus player skill level. But in the end, the decision as to which to play is entirely up to you....
Chess Openings Tier Lists – GMHikaru (complete, beginner thru GM)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9CwH47r6og&list=PL4KCWZ5Ti2H43-gcoByRnZs5fVR_Lg133&index=4
Chess openings are classified in terms of their appropriateness vis-a-vis player skill level - i.e., beginner vs intermediate vs GM, etc. For a given player level, the openings are rated and categorized into six "tiers", from "legendary" to "garbage" (the latter being an unfortunate choice of terms, IMO). These qualifiers are used in the context of not only the general effectiveness of the particular opening, but also how much so-called "theory" (i.e., documented variations) it encompasses, or how much emphasis is placed on positional versus tactical skill in order to play it well. So an opening they refer to as "garbage" for a beginner may in fact be appropriate and playable for higher rated players who are assumed to possess a more highly developed requisite knowledge base and skills set. For each of the openings discussed note also whether the evaluation is from White's or Black’s perspective...
For beginner-intermediate players check out ‘GothamChess’ (IM Levy Rozman) on YouTube for recommendations and quick tutorials on various openings....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFod-ozimmM&t=103s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdyik5UwBtM
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gothamchess+openings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmbU97iftC8&list=PLBRObSmbZluTpMdP-rUL3bQ5GA8v4dMbT
‘Hanging Pawns’ openings videos on YouTube …
https://www.youtube.com/c/HangingPawns
Chess Openings - Ultimate Guide to the Openings of Chess
https://chesspathways.com/chess-openings/
Openings Guides – SimplifyChess.com...
https://simplifychess.com/homepage/openings.html
Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
more resources related to openings, and book recommendations, in my blog...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell