What is the Best opening

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Avatar of afldood08

Everyone tell me there favourite openings!

Avatar of lukeyboy_xx

for white

Avatar of Naedling

For white - English or Queen's Gambit

Avatar of timtbbz

for white queens gambit 

Avatar of exigentsky

There is a difference between best and favorite. For example, I like the English but I don't necessarily think it is the absolute strongest first move. I wouldn't know.

Avatar of farbror

As white:

Blackmar-Diemer gambit and King's Gambit

As Black:

Latvian gambit and the Hippo

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Avatar of afldood08

white or black

Avatar of Little-Ninja

I don't have a particular favourite opening, its whatever takes my fancy at the time. All i need to know or care about, is will it give me equality or an advantage.

Avatar of OracleMan

Ruy Lopez, Open Sicilian, Advance variations of French/Caro-Kann as White.

Schvenigen Sicilian or Semi-Tarrasch as Black.

Avatar of maGGot_SOUP

for Black. Lapulapu Sicilian Defence variations

for White Magellans Gambit

Avatar of 10YearsGone

I don't know much about openings yet, but the books and articles I've read recommend newer players not get too hung up about them and play basic openings that help teach tactics. So I use the Italian game or the scotch as white. For black, I usually use the Pirc or KID to keep my options open.