what are the best openers

Hi,

As white try playing 1.e4 or 1.d4, as black mirror with 1. e5 or 1.d5, then try to move a new piece each move afterwards into/towards the center, making sure everything is protected adequately. You should get a good positions almost every time if you consistently try to do this. There’s no “best” openings, there’s just good ones and what you know and play your best with is best for you.

-Jordan

That's a good option. Check out other 1.d4 openings to vary it up a bit if you want, but QG should keep you busy studying for a few years, and in doing that you'll gain a black repertoire by default. 

Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

According to stockfish, the best opening is objectively the Ruy Lopez, because if you set a board in the initial position and ask its opinion, it's invariably going to suggest 1.e4, e5 2. Nf3, Nc6 3. Bb5. Not sure what to make of this information, but it's there...

1. b3

best opening I can confirm

Hahaha. True. Made me laugh.

1.b4

best opening I can confirm

Nothing wrong with QG - keep playing it.

Also try the Accelerated London system. Or my variation with 1. d4 2. h3 where you can keep the (super potent) London bishop with 5. Bh2

What are you talking about? Accelerated London System can't be 'refuted' and it is not passive, people who say that clearly don't have much knowledge about it...

Only the orangutan opening cannot be refuted

Do you study orangutan openings?? 

When I started playing, the answer is yes.

Correct. ChesswithNickolay doesn't know what the terms "refuted" and "passive" mean and consistently misuses them. Saying an opening "can be refuted" is redundant, an opening either IS refuted, or ISN'T refuted.

Accelerated London system ISN'T refuted. If anything, it is a slightly more accurate/more modern way of reaching an equal and healthy position.

what are the best openers

Crowbar?

I too am a 2000, I've been playing accelerated london for my whole career, I've made a post on it, done thousands of hours on it studying it in-depth with GM's, dvd's courses and more, so I doubt your little in-depth look is refuting a opening that GM's used and is used at the top level...

You walk up to her and say, 'Wow, heaven must be missing an angel, 'cause you're down here with me!'

I am playing the London System and am having a fair amount of success with it. I won 8 of my last 10 games with it, and I'm not that great.

Took me a couple hours to learn. I don't have to worry about tons of variations to counter every possible opponent move during the opening. I just set it up with a couple tweaks as needed. Kind of automatic, and defensive..so I don't lose a bunch of pieces during the opening. During midgame, I just shove the whole mass downfield and I look for opportunities to take pieces and mate. I also don't have much problem with Scholar's Mate harrassment when using this.

I'm still a low rated guy with only a couple weeks of play, so take everything with a grain of whatever. But it seems to be helping me. I'm also trying to learn some e4 openings. But so far, this London System seems to be giving me the most wins when I stick with it.

I prefer colle zukertort over london system.

@ChesswithNickolay

An opening being "refuted" means that with best play from the opponent, it leads by force to a losing position.

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 now what?

Prove to me that white's position is lost.