Best openings for beginners - Chess Forums

anyacorioo

Nov 5, 2023

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What openings should I learn. I just started to play.

ArcticChess

Nov 5, 2023

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#2

I wouldn't recommend prioritizing openings when you're just learning and instead focus on practicing endgames, doing lots of puzzles, and training tactics

However, the openings I would recommend and are still the ones I use today (and the only ones I might add lol) Are the London for white and Kings Indian for black. They provide some of the most strategy for beginners without the long hours of studying openings. If you want some help these 2 Gotham videos provide easy understanding to get you started.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK0cq6UBt1Y&ab_channel=GothamChess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECMMct_jnEM&t=173s&ab_channel=GothamChess

But other than learning openings, practice just playing principled and find some articles or videos explaining the main ideas for beginners learning chess and ways to improve over time

anyacorioo

Nov 5, 2023

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FuchsiaUnicorn wrote:

You should focus on understanding basic principles and concepts rather than specific openings. Some basic openings for beginners include the Italian Game (Giuoco Piano), Roy Lopez, and Queen's Gambit Declined. These openings focus on controlling the centre and developing pieces, with moves like 1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. Bc4, 1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. Bb5, and 1. d4 d5. Focus on controlling the centre, developing pieces early, king safety, avoiding excessive pawn moves, and connecting rooks. Castling early to protect the king, avoiding too many pawns moves, and connecting rooks by moving pieces out of the way and castling to ensure they work together are essential. As you progress, you will learn more about various openings and their nuances. Regular practice and analysis of games, especially focusing on mistakes, will greatly aid your progress. Understanding the ideas behind moves is more critical than memorizing specific sequences.

Oooh, ok thank you sm. I'm trying to do more puzzles too

anyacorioo

Nov 5, 2023

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FuchsiaUnicorn wrote:

anyacorioo wrote:

FuchsiaUnicorn wrote:

You should focus on understanding basic principles and concepts rather than specific openings. Some basic openings for beginners include the Italian Game (Giuoco Piano), Roy Lopez, and Queen's Gambit Declined. These openings focus on controlling the centre and developing pieces, with moves like 1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. Bc4, 1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. Bb5, and 1. d4 d5. Focus on controlling the centre, developing pieces early, king safety, avoiding excessive pawn moves, and connecting rooks. Castling early to protect the king, avoiding too many pawns moves, and connecting rooks by moving pieces out of the way and castling to ensure they work together are essential. As you progress, you will learn more about various openings and their nuances. Regular practice and analysis of games, especially focusing on mistakes, will greatly aid your progress. Understanding the ideas behind moves is more critical than memorizing specific sequences.

Oooh, ok thank you sm. I'm trying to do more puzzles too

You're welcome! Destroy those puzzles! There's many other websites you can use, you do not have subscription here on Chess.com so you are limited, if you are not going to subscribe think about how you will be able to do more puzzles on a regular basis, I could DM you other sources if you want

Yes, that would be so helpful

anyacorioo

Nov 5, 2023

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GirlsPlayBetter wrote:

u relly want 2 improve, its great 2 se!!

thanks! I think I watched too much of the Queens Gambit lol

AutisticCath

Nov 5, 2023

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#6

bird opening and dutch defense. also, the benoni and the budapest gambit

anyacorioo

Nov 5, 2023

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FuchsiaUnicorn wrote:

anyacorioo wrote:

FuchsiaUnicorn wrote:

anyacorioo wrote:

FuchsiaUnicorn wrote:

You should focus on understanding basic principles and concepts rather than specific openings. Some basic openings for beginners include the Italian Game (Giuoco Piano), Roy Lopez, and Queen's Gambit Declined. These openings focus on controlling the centre and developing pieces, with moves like 1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. Bc4, 1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. Bb5, and 1. d4 d5. Focus on controlling the centre, developing pieces early, king safety, avoiding excessive pawn moves, and connecting rooks. Castling early to protect the king, avoiding too many pawns moves, and connecting rooks by moving pieces out of the way and castling to ensure they work together are essential. As you progress, you will learn more about various openings and their nuances. Regular practice and analysis of games, especially focusing on mistakes, will greatly aid your progress. Understanding the ideas behind moves is more critical than memorizing specific sequences.

Oooh, ok thank you sm. I'm trying to do more puzzles too

You're welcome! Destroy those puzzles! There's many other websites you can use, you do not have subscription here on Chess.com so you are limited, if you are not going to subscribe think about how you will be able to do more puzzles on a regular basis, I could DM you other sources if you want

Yes, that would be so helpful

No problem I got you!

Thank you sm!

InsanePig23456

Nov 5, 2023

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#8

Try the ponziani

AutisticCath

Nov 5, 2023

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AutisticCath wrote:

bird opening and dutch defense. also, the benoni and the budapest gambit

guys, i was joking...anyway, beginners should stick to opening principles rather than opening lines.

magipi

Nov 5, 2023

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anyacorioo wrote:

What openings should I learn. I just started to play.

You really should read the responses in your other thread. Every advice (except one crazy guy) was that you should not learn openings. It is just a waste of time for your level. Everything else is more useful and more important.

ChessMasteryOfficial

Nov 6, 2023

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#11

You should prepare your repertoire according to your own chess tastes and style. It is very important that you should like and understand the typical positions which result from your chosen opening. One good method consists of choosing, as a model, a strong player who plays your choice of opening particularly well and often, and then following his games. You study some model games in order, above all, to get a better understanding of the middlegame.

maafernan

Nov 6, 2023

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#12

Hi!

Here attached a link to my post with suggestions for a robust opening repertoire:

https://www.chess.com/blog/maafernan/openings-for-beginners

Good luck!

Clockwork_Nemesis

Nov 6, 2023

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#13

All the people saying don’t learn any openings…she needs a model opening to follow so she can learn. How about the Queens Gambit or London?

Blackstuff1

Nov 6, 2023

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#14

got to be flexible , in online chess you could face anything , two ways of approaching that , be a jack of all trades but master of none ,,,ie have a broad base of opening knowledge but not devote the time needed to master an opening

or core principles , ie central control , piece development , king safety , and attack options

1Lindamea1

Nov 6, 2023

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#15

why did bro just leave?