best opening for 1700?

Just play what you've learnt

anything

I'm 2000 otb uscf (my fide sucks don't ask it's like 1750)

how I study my openings? I have chess base 18 (it's like 300+ dollars) but all you need is a good engine, and players database. Lichess and chess.com both have them and pick a line you want to play. Not something is most popular or the engine's top choice, but something you would want to play. Something you would be romantically attract- I mean that you would want to play in that position. And the best part? You don't need to memorize thousands of lines, sometimes you can just play a game, and find your first mistake or something you could have done better and next time don't make the mistake again! But in the end, it's always up to you!

Sicilian: Taimanov. Universal

Now You can say "Bro, youre 1200. This is question about opening for 1700!" Youre right but i know openings like 2200

cap there's no such thing as knowing an openings on whatever level. more complex positions such as makogonov kings indian or moscow gambit/botvinnik variation in the semi slav is different compared to the the chameleon slav or the berlin defense

Bongcloud

coming to think of it

https://www.chess.com/blog/dragonwings211/the-best-opening-bongcloud

lol

Scotch may be the perfect one for u

i also like it

but it's too drawish

not rlly if ur good at it, I play the scotch a lot and I get minimal draws

Hello fellow chess enthusiasts, im new to chess and think this website is great for learning chess. I will take lessons and enjoy to play fair.

whatever suits your style best.

The wrongcloud is the best opening

once you reach 1700 you need something better than fools mate.

try 1 b3

Thank you very much for all this useful insights of chess players. i feel i just got better. gracias

I enjoy the Italian for white and the Dutch and Sicilian Defense for black, but I like to play very provocatively so these openings may not be best for everyone.

The most underrated opening that I literally have an 88% win rate with in otb has to be the colle zukertort system. So easy to learn so easy to play and you just crush people with attacks look it up