Also I am pretty set on picking up the Sicilian dragon as black if this changes any opinions.
As a beginner should I pick up and stick with Queen’s Gambit or the Vienna Gambit as white?
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Short question is in the title. Couldn’t find a comparison anywhere. I know about the 40/20/20 rule and I know opening concepts are better to focus on. I’ve already decided I’d prefer to look into openings right now as I find it very entertaining. I’m not fresh baby new to chess and my skill is definitely a bit higher than my current rating (670 or so on chess.com) but not by much. I’ve just been experimenting with different openings a lot on bots. I’m also a quick learn and don’t care too much about depth of theory as like I said I find it pretty entertaining to pick up.
I mostly just can’t decide between starting out playing 1.e4 or 1.d4. I’ve mostly played the Italian up until this point (albeit, incorrectly).
mid love to hear everyone’s opinions on either sticking to QG or Vienna as a beginner.
(unrelated but I also haven’t settled on a response to d.4 although I assumed if I pick QG I would play QGD on black 1. d4)