Openings for white.

Whats your favorite opening for white and why? I see alot of people who like the kings pawn opening and I see a lot of weaknesses for it, especially when the knight becomes a pawn on the second move. I'm trying to learn more openings, so your comment is greatly appreciated thanks.

The Vienna Gambit is an amazing and simple opening....... they're arent any weaknesses and you'll easily get a crushing position if you know what you're doing

@1

"I see alot of people who like the kings pawn opening" ++ 'best by test' - Fischer

"I see a lot of weaknesses for it" ++ What weaknesses?

"when the knight becomes a pawn"
++ A pawn can become a knight, but a knight never becomes a pawn.

"I'm trying to learn more openings" ++ Better learn endgames.

I like 1.b4,...

Endgames are where the money is at. You can improve in every area of the game and you will still end up in an endgame.

weak king, forcing lines, dry endgames, and other little things...

Spanish, love. 🙂

Scholars mate rarely works on anyone that is experienced and is more of a gotcha thing to kinda punt a beginner. If im falling asleep while playing I accidentally will fall for a variation of it and lose, but if I'm even half looking it doesn't work, Don't become over reliant on the same attacks imo.

Why is the kings pawn, so popular?

@13

Because it is 'best by test' - Fischer.
It is most logical: occupies central square e4, controls central square d5, opens the diagonals for Bf1 and Qd1, prepares O-O to bring the king to safety and connect the rooks, can be followed up by the move d4 as Qd1 supports that move.

How do you avoid line prepers and how do you avoid over use of it?

@15

There is no need to be afraid of preparation. Just take time to think and play logical moves.

idk I just use it a lot. I don’t reallly focus on openings

I like the ICBM Opening. (Actually Fried Liver Attack also, ig)

this is true.

I watched a video where Daniel Noraditzsky was playing the foremost authority on the Caro Kann defense in the world.

Noraditzsky intentionally made the wrong move at a certain point in the opening. He then said that the reason why he did it was not that he didn't know that it was the wrong move by theory, but that he didn't want to play theory where the other man had the advantage. He wanted to make his opponent think and have to play his own game.

Once either opponent deviates from theory in the opening almost everything goes out the window except for logical thinking, experience, and accumulated knowledge of the game.

I have noticed a very high level of unhealthy obsession with openings in the forums. Don't get me wrong, openings are a part of the game, but they are not the only part of the game. Every opening leads to a myriad of middlegame positions that can't be memorized. You will just have to play.

If you survive the Middlegame and stay equal with your opponent, we go into an endgame. All endgames are a win, a loss, or a draw.

You are better off to know everything you can about endgames than the theory of a thousand openings.

Study various openings, understand their ideas and experiment to find what suits you best.

King's Gambit best by test!