Help! I suck at openings!!

Hi! I really need help with openings. It confuses me a LOT when people start with queens pawn as white. I don't exactly know how to react and which is the better move to do! I'm an aggressive player, who usually just charges forward for an early checkmate. Anyone know what I should do???

The best advice I can give you is that you gotta get good

You suck at opening? You have become a true man.

At your level, you’re better off learning opening principles. The chess.com videos are excellent for that. Against queens gambit, I love the Albin counter gambit. As you progress I can recommend the Vienna game/gambit and Caro Kann. But just have fun.

don't worry.  openings are meaningless

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I usually do van geet because its possible to take the rook early on and i can bring the bishop out early. But, vienna game is similar, but using the king's pawn. I used to to Vienna but van geet is less common (to my advantage).

But you excel at endings? What is your problem?

I do too :kekshame:

kekshame was the man back in the day.

No, i don't "exel" at endgame, sometimes I make an accidental blunder. But, thats just on me. But, the thing is that sometimes my opponents gain the upper hand straight from the start and I don't really know what to do.

I am googling it, is kekshame some form of shamanism?

wait did you make this account 41 minutes ago

You have amazing perception. Can I hire you to do my taxes? 

Your problems have nothing to do with the openings. At all.

Here is a game where you're black:

When you say "I'm an aggressive player, who usually just charges forward for an early checkmate" that translates to " I'm a completely careless player who pays no attention to what's happening on the board", If you want to get better, change that. Use your time to think. Don't play random moves, try to play good moves.

Openings don't matter at all.

Is magipi Carlsen's trainer? It sounds like something Magnus would teach us on his days off.

@Hoomanfingerbiter: Don't try to memorize openings at first. When I was young and played in tournaments, I didn't have trouble with most openings people could throw at ne because I played according to the basic principles.  Here they are, here on Chess.com :

https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-principles-of-the-opening

After you do that course, go ghe the area labeled Learn and do whichever lessons you need.  Hope this helps, and have fun!

I always like to "go ghe the area". Good times.

Oh, well, it's hard not to make typos on a phone screen, lol...