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apavalache
What are good and easy openings to play for beginners?
jebskin1
i’m just beginner too so take my advice with a grain of salt lol but, i liked learning the london and caro-kann the most. in my opinion, you don’t need to read up on much theory for both of them to be effective
blepppy
For beginners, I would start with the Italian Game: Pianissimo Variation since it's pretty much a brain dead opening; the basic idea is to develop all your pieces and play from there
blepppy
With black, I would focus on Italian Game: Giuccio Piano Variation; it's just what black plays in the pianissimo variation
blepppy
Once you start to get much better you can start playing things like mainline italian and ruy lopez for white
blepppy
and sicilian defense for black
RussBell

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

CraigIreland

My advice might be contrary to the orthodoxy but in my opinion beginners have no business learning openings. You should play against other beginners and respond to their moves using your own thought processes. That way you'll learn why certain moves are good. Without that, as soon as your opponent does something which you haven't learned then you're stuck

As White, play E4 or D4. Your next move should depend upon what you opponent plays. Learning an opening can only help you if your opponent plays it too.

ChessMasteryOfficial

Forget about the openings. Learn how to think during the game and openings are going to be piece of cake. I can teach you EXACTLY how to think during the game (opening, middlegame and endgame). Your chess understanding will never be the same and you will improve a lot. I charge €35/h, but if you can’t afford too many lessons, don’t worry. I can teach you a lot in an hour. Here to help if you are interested.

If you want to study by yourself, read ‘Logical Chess’. It is really instructive book. You have it on youtube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eTB7oHeRgM&list=PLUrgfsyInqNa1S4i8DsGJwzx1Uhn2AqlT

garychewy25
What is the best opening to play if your 1658 and want to be grand master..?