I have looked at your games, and your not ready for specific openings. Instead, you should study the list of basic opening principles and practice that a bit.
"... I am not a big fan of weaker players memorizing lots of opening lines they will never play. However, it is quite a different issue to spend a small amount of time learning how to play your openings a little better each time they occur. A long journey begins with a single step. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2005)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627023809/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman50.pdf
@RamblinDave said in #20:
> aim for a setup of Nf6, g6, Bg7, d6, 0-0 then maybe Nc6 or Nbd7 or Bd7 then you'll have got them to develop three minor pieces and castle in the first six moves, probably without hanging a piece or creating a major weakness
I understand that. The point I was trying to make is middlegame strikes me as extremely difficult for a beginner to navigate as none of the common/best moves seem natural to me.
Perhaps, when playing other beginners, it is not so important to find “the common/best moves”, but I am inclined to agree that a beginner would probably be better off learning to “fight for the center” in a more “straightforward” way. Also, I think that a beginner should be warned about the potential problems to be faced by someone who continues to use the King’s Indian while progressing.
"... One final note before we get started. In the forthcoming sections, you'll see that Black often needs to sacrifice material in order to maintain an acceptable position, or take on horrible positional weaknesses to activate his pieces. I think that the opening is sound, and these concessions lead to good compensation, but if you disagree then there's nothing wrong with your chess judgement - you simply should play something else. Even some grandmasters are very sceptical about the merits of the King's Indian (Korchnoi being a prime example), so you'll be in good company! ..." - IM Sam Collins (2005)
I think that the Gotham guy is one of those who has been presenting the King’s Indian as an option for beginners to consider.
https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/what-should-i-play-against-the-kid?page=3
"I think that the Gotham guy is one of those who has been presenting the King’s Indian as an option for beginners to consider."
* Fischer played Sicilian Najdorf, King's Indian, and Ruy Lopez from an early age and continued to do so throughout his career.
"... everyone is different, so what works for one person may likely fail with another ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627084053/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman19.pdf
"... A typical way of choosing an opening repertoire is to copy the openings used by a player one admires. ... However, what is good at world-championship level is not always the best choice at lower levels of play, and it is often a good idea to choose a 'model' who is nearer your own playing strength. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
I started with the scotch and still play it now close to the 2000 elo rating otb. It also has cheese with the scotch gambit, as well as the belgrade gambit if you do the four knights scotch. But it also follows opening principles and won't distract you from building good fundamentals in favor of a cool opening.
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