I'm looking for another opening to play? What openings do you think are the best for intermediate players like me? Please share your thoughts.
c4 is actually a bit more advanced. Try e4 or d4.
@Emerald-star123 said in #1:
> I'm looking for another opening to play? ...
Does "another" mean an alternative to 1 d4 d5 2 Bf4 ... as played in the 15+10 https://lichess.org/Dsj0QRKP
game about 3 days ago?
You are 1000. You can use ANY oppening. Colle for white, modern deffence for black.
I don't want to be rude, but "for intermediate levels like me" is quite a bit of a contradiction, and might guide your choices in the wrong way.
At 1000 blitz rating, go with the basic principles. Make good moves that you understand. Fight for the center, develop your pieces, castle.
There are no specific "beginner openings", but on the other hand some are obviously very tricky. Go with with something that honors the mentioned principles, to start your chess career on the right foot. Like Italian, Ruy Lopez, Scotch, Vienna.... You will get structures that you have a chance to understand.
the one your opponent knows the least about
@RemRus said in #5:
> You are 1000. You can use ANY oppening. Colle for white, modern deffence for black.
As I read it, in the 15+10 https://lichess.org/Dsj0QRKP
game about 3 days ago, Emerald-star123’s rating was given as 1551. By that point, Emerald-star123 might understandably want to explore 1 e4 or 1 d4, followed by 2 c4. Of course, there are lots of alternatives.
The best opening is one that you are interested in.
If there were a best opening for intermediate players, each and every intermediate player would be playing it!
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