I think the two most fundamental openings for a beginner to learn would be the Ruy Lopez and the Queens Gambit Declined.
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Reti (NF3) is a complex opening that may be difficult for a begginer to play well. It is both tactically and strategically complicated, and can transpose to many openings -- both traditional KP and QP openings (or even into the English). I would recommend starting e4 or d4 openings as a beginner until you have master the basics before progessing to hypermodern openings such as Reti/Zuckertort.
I also don't think that you should limit yourself to Nf6 or Nc6 no matter what white plays. Indeed, Nf6 can be quite weak as a response to e4, and Nc6 is weak against a number of openings. You need to tailor your response to white's actual first move.
Dec 5, 2015
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#4
Learn to play king and queen pawn openings first. They follow the opening principles best which you need to do starting out and usually have a more straight forward middle game plan.
The London System is a line recommended to beginners.
Simply because of its simple nature.
It seems like you might be looking for this type of line.
I wrote an article about it.
You can click the below link:
http://www.chess.com/blog/X_PLAYER_J_X/london-system
Dec 5, 2015
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#6
I agree with using other king or queen pawn openings first and then maybe the Ruy Lopez, although the Ruy Lopez is a good opening.
Ruy Lopez is mentioned and I concur wholeheartedly in that.
When playing black I would say open symmetrically.
Like for example; 1. e4 e5 or 1. d4 d5 etc.
When I say symmetrically I refer to pawn structure not necessarily the development of major pieces as it often lead to difficult play for amateurs such as the Russian game.
thanks I'll look at ruy Lopez and London an play my Nc6 Nc3 and Nf6 less
also I'll play e4 d4 as mentioned
English opening is a hypermodern opening I play
Dec 5, 2015
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#11
I agree with most of the above comments. 1. Nf3 and 1. c4 are the wrong openings for beginners. I recently read the following article that even put a question mark after 1. c4 when it was played by a beginner, just because it was played a beginner, not because it is a bad move in theory:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-typical-mistakes-made-by-inexperienced-chess-players
Dec 5, 2015
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#12
I usually play d4, but I think e4 (and then e5 by Black) is the better of the two openings for a beginners since it's more commonly played.
alright thanks I'll probably be alright now but if anyone else has something to add feel free
not that people who have already commented can't do so again
"... For players with very limited experience, I recommend using openings in which the play can be clarified at an early stage, often with a degree of simplification. To accomplish this safely will take a little study, because you will have to get used to playing wiith open lines for both sides' pieces, but you can't eliminate risk entirely in the opening anyway. ... teachers all over the world suggest that inexperienced players begin with 1 e4. ... You will undoubtedly see the reply 1 ... e5 most often when playing at or near a beginner's level, ... After 2 Nf3, 2 ... Nc6 will occur in the bulk of your games. ... I recommend taking up the classical and instructive move 3 Bc4 at an early stage. Then, against 3 ... Bc5, it's thematic to try to establish the ideal centre by 4 c3 and 5 d4; after that, things can get complicated enough that you need to take a look at some theory and learn the basics; ... Of course, you can also play 1 d4 ... A solid and more-or-less universal set-up is 2 Nf3 and 3 Bf4, followed in most cases by 4 e3, 5 Be2 and 6 0-0. I'd rather see my students fight their way through open positions instead; however, if you're not getting out of the opening alive after 1 e4, this method of playing 1 d4 deserves consideration. ... a commonly suggested 'easy' repertoire for White with 1 Nf3 and the King's indian Attack ... doesn't lead to an open game or one with a clear plan for White. Furthermore, it encourages mechanical play. Similarly, teachers sometimes recommend the Colle System ..., which can also be played too automatically, and usually doesn't lead to an open position. For true beginners, the King's Indian Attack and Colle System have the benefit of offering a safe position that nearly guarantees passage to some kind of playable middlegame; they may be a reasonable alternative if other openings are too intimidating. But having gained even a small amount of experience, you really should switch to more open and less automatic play." - IM John Watson in a section of his 2010 book, Mastering the Chess Openings, Volume 4
For someone seeking help with choosing openings, I usually bring up Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014).
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
I believe that it is possible to see a fair portion of the beginning of Tamburro's book by going to the Mongoose Press site. Perhaps you would also want to look at Discovering Chess Openings by GM Johm Emms (2006).
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
If I remember correctly, in Winning Chess Openings, GM Yasser Seirawan uses some openings to explain opening principles and, at some point, suggests 1 Nf3.
I started looking at London system earlier today and 1 Nf3 has brought me to a very similar position multiple times but I seldom played e3 because I thought it would be a mistake to not attempt to play e4 later also I always played Nc3 early because I thought c3 and f3 weren't accepted
X player J X'S article was very helpful for that
Possibly helpful:
Play the London System by Cyrus Lakdawala (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627100246/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen139.pdf
Starting Out: King's Indian Attack by John Emms (2005)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627034051/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen81.pdf
Try www.365chess.com Opening Explorer.
narcissisticnodosaur wrote:
^that's all about London system BTW. I don't know if it's easy to understand what I'm talking about there. I just thought it was interesting how in a lot of my old 1. Nf3 games my setup was like a weak London system.
I started looking at London system earlier today and 1 Nf3 has brought me to a very similar position multiple times but I seldom played e3 because I thought it would be a mistake to not attempt to play e4 later also I always played Nc3 early because I thought c3 and f3 weren't accepted
I have done some very light study on a couple openings but not much and I don't play them. my question is what kind of openings should I look at. I'm not looking for something to memorize just to improve my first few moves in games and learn from. are there any good openings I could learn from. I typically play Nf3 as white or Nf6/Nc6 as black. my rating is like 1100 and I've been playing a little over 3 months I think.