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What are the best openings for attacking the king?

So recently I have realized I'm good at attacking the king so what openings are good for attacking the king?
Well you have to find an opening somewhere, maybe when he is alone in the palace? Then I would suggest arming yourself first just so you have some help when you do decide to attack him. But not sure why you would do that... Assassinating the king would probably land you a couple dozen lifetimes in prison
That's everyone's goal in chess but you have to be patient and get there a roundabout way usually
Fool's mate. But make sure you play only 6 year olds or younger. You will improve enormously.
Play 1.e4 as White. Especially at your rating, the Evans' gambit as White (I know this from facing it as Black!), and the Tarrasch variation against the French (I play this as White); those are good fun. Against the Sicilian defence, you should probably grab the bull by the horns and play the Open. As Black against 1.d4, the Dutch can be fun, and you can even enter that structure from a safe angle by playing a Nimzo with a later ...Ne4 and ...f5. Against 1.e4, your best bet is probably some variation of the Sicilian, but not the 2...e6 lines.
If you're looking to attack the French king, I wouldn't play the Tarrasch.
@MrPushwood I will admit, I mostly play the Tarrasch to avoid the theoretical waters of the Winawer. But from personal experience, a lot of games open up after ...f6 exf6, and though White has to be careful about blundering the centre away, the go-to plan in my book has always been to send all my pieces to the Kingside. I think you could do worse than play the Tarrasch.

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