What is the best and worst openings

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Whats the best and worst openings???

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It depends on who is to move, but in my (rookie) opinion, London opening is very...very trash. I've won a lot of games with Caro-Kann defense though.

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Best openings for white are the London and the Catalan. For black, the Caro and the Nimzo-Indian are good. So is KID.

Worst openings, other than meme openings like Bongcloud, Grob, or Englund, are probably the Kings Gambit, the Four Knight symmetrical, and the Slav defense.
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I wouldn't bother about this at your level. Your losses and wins most likely have little to do with the openings you play. Choose an opening you like and stick to it.


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Kielmog wrote:
Best openings for white are the London and the Catalan. For black, the Caro and the Nimzo-Indian are good. So is KID.
Worst openings, other than meme openings like Bongcloud, Grob, or Englund, are probably the Kings Gambit, the Four Knight symmetrical, and the Slav defense.

Sounds a bit random. What's this based on?

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Style and ease of use. OP is just shy of 600 rapid. I didn’t want to recommend things like the Sicilian, the Ruy, or other ridiculously technical openings that even 1500s plus have trouble with. But I didn’t want to just say Italian or Vienna because those are hyper boring.