At your level, any opening that puts pawns in the center and gets pieces out is good.
What Are Really Good Openings?
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Okay I'll remember that thx
tooWEAKtooSL0W is good but you could also say something like: Follow sound opening strategies and/or principles and stay alert to tactics alongside.
There's no an absolut opening, except you have a mastery of mating net then excuse it well (finishing touch). Please look at my game showcase. :-)
New players in my opinion should focus on the most principled openings like the Giuoco Piano, Ruy Lopez, Queens gambit, etc. These openings are great, but most importantly they are worth studying because you get them all the time. There is no point in studying long lines of sharp theory for some obscure gambit if you never get to use them.
Evan's Gambit
I agree with Harmbtn. It's best to choose classical openings in which you develop the pieces naturally and put at least one pawn in the center. In my case I play 1e4 but I avoid gambits and tricky lines and I play 1e4 e5 and 1d4 d5, It's the basic stuff and later you can try new things.
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My 900-1400 OTB high school chess kids asked the same question of a national master who gave a talk to our chess club. He answered, "The only purpose of the opening is to get me to a playable middlegame."
In other words, a good opening is one that gets your pieces developed and puts you in a position where you can make threats and keep or get the initiative.
Thanks for the help everyone!
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NintendoMaster853 wrote:
I have been doing bad openings lately so I need some help, can you help plz? also when are gambits good to make? when are they good to accept? there is MUCH more to chess then we realize.
This gets asked a lot. And the answer is always the same. At your level, all you need is:
Tactics.
Opening Principles - Control the center, develop toward the center, castle.
Double check your moves.
After each move, ask yourself: "What is my opponent rying to do?"
Okay 
"... For players with very limited experience, I recommend using openings in which the play can be clarified at an early stage, often with a degree of simplification. To accomplish this safely will take a little study, because you will have to get used to playing wiith open lines for both sides' pieces, but you can't eliminate risk entirely in the opening anyway. ... teachers all over the world suggest that inexperienced players begin with 1 e4. ... You will undoubtedly see the reply 1 ... e5 most often when playing at or near a beginner's level, ... After 2 Nf3, 2 ... Nc6 will occur in the bulk of your games. ... I recommend taking up the classical and instructive move 3 Bc4 at an early stage. Then, against 3 ... Bc5, it's thematic to try to establish the ideal centre by 4 c3 and 5 d4; after that, things can get complicated enough that you need to take a look at some theory and learn the basics; ... Of course, you can also play 1 d4 ... A solid and more-or-less universal set-up is 2 Nf3 and 3 Bf4, followed in most cases by 4 e3, 5 Be2 and 6 0-0. I'd rather see my students fight their way through open positions instead; however, if you're not getting out of the opening alive after 1 e4, this method of playing 1 d4 deserves consideration. ... a commonly suggested 'easy' repertoire for White with 1 Nf3 and the King's indian Attack ... doesn't lead to an open game or one with a clear plan for White. Furthermore, it encourages mechanical play. Similarly, teachers sometimes recommend the Colle System ..., which can also be played too automatically, and usually doesn't lead to an open position. For true beginners, the King's Indian Attack and Colle System have the benefit of offering a safe position that nearly guarantees passage to some kind of playable middlegame; they may be a reasonable alternative if other openings are too intimidating. But having gained even a small amount of experience, you really should switch to more open and less automatic play." - IM John Watson in a section of his 2010 book, Mastering the Chess Openings, Volume 4
For someone seeking help with choosing openings, I usually bring up Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014).
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
I believe that it is possible to see a fair portion of the beginning of Tamburro's book by going to the Mongoose Press site.
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Perhaps NintendoMaster853 would also want to look at Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006).
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
"Each player should choose an opening that attracts him. Some players are looking for a gambit as White, others for Black gambits. Many players that are starting out (or have bad memories) want to avoid mainstream systems, others want dynamic openings, and others want calm positional pathways. It’s all about personal taste and personal need.
For example, if you feel you’re poor at tactics you can choose a quiet positional opening (trying to hide from your weakness and just play chess), or seek more dynamic openings that engender lots of tactics and sacrifices (this might lead to more losses but, over time, will improve your tactical skills and make you stronger)." - IM Jeremy Silman (January 28, 2016)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-questions-and-a-dream-mate
https://www.chess.com/article/view/picking-the-correct-opening-repertoire
http://chess-teacher.com/best-chess-openings/
https://www.chess.com/blog/TigerLilov/build-your-opening-repertoire
https://www.chess.com/blog/CraiggoryC/how-to-build-an-opening-repertoire
https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-an-opening-to-memorize-or-understand
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-perfect-opening-for-the-lazy-student
https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-ways-to-learn-new-openings
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9035.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627110453/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen169.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9029.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7277.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9033.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627104938/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen159.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627022042/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen153.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
Wow! thx!
Best Openings for beginners...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-openings-for-beginners
Principles of the Opening...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-principles-of-the-opening
Study Plan for beginners - Openings...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-the-opening2
Chess Study Plans - general...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory
Top mistakes of beginners...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-10-most-common-mistakes-among-chess-beginners
Tips to avoid blunders...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-tips-to-avoid-blunders
A good chess opening repertoire book for beginner-intermediate player...
My First Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Vincent Moret....
https://www.amazon.com/First-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-White/dp/9056916335/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498873652&sr=8-1&keywords=my+first+chess+opening+repertoire+for+white
More openings book suggestions...
Good Chess Openings Books for Beginners and Beyond....
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-openings-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
tooWEAKtooSL0W wrote:
Agreed. At your level all that you need is a basic opening. Something like the London system, or the iltalian sounds great. As far as gambits, you should most likely accept pawn gambits in the opening, but don't be afraid to give your material back in order to get your peices out. Don't stress the opening too much, just be aware of your mistakes and try your best to fix them. That will get a long way in chess.
At your level, any opening that puts pawns in the center and gets pieces out is good.
I have been doing bad openings lately so I need some help, can you help plz? also when are gambits good to make? when are they good to accept? there is MUCH more to chess then we realize.