Opening Recommendations

Hello, I am a beginner chess player and am looking for ways to improve. I was wondering if there were any openings that i should look at in particular in order to improve my early game and preparation. i know how to play the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Sicilian, London System, and Queen's Gambit. Thank you for the help.

It may be a surprise for you but learn middlegame first. Then endgame. And only then openings. This is how good players do it.

Stick to the Openings you know, since you've already learned them, as learning new ones will require time which is better spent on learning basic checkmating patterns, endgames, analysing your games, etc.

If you insist on learning new Openings, then go on YouTube, look at a few different Openings, then pick the 1 you think looks coolest.

Preparation? You aren't a Grand-master; focus on your sleep instead.

Regardless, welcome to Chess, I hope you have a good time here.

@chesscott Don't practice opening at first. Tactics, tactics, tactics, aaand, tactics. that is the way.

Okay, thank you for the help, I appreciate it.

I would recommend not studying the opening much, until you are at least rated 1500, as at your rating most games are decided by blunders. And opening theory only has good moves.

I would suggest focussing on tactics, playing slower chess (preferably classical, rapid can work too), and checking the games you play with a computer on Lichess if you want to improve at chess.

@chesscott said in #1:
> Hello, I am a beginner chess player and am looking for ways to improve. I was wondering if there were any openings that i should look at in particular in order to improve my early game and preparation. i know how to play the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Sicilian, London System, and Queen's Gambit. Thank you for the help.

Which opening to play depends on your goal in chess. Would you want to get really far, or is the fun of playing enough for you?

@absicht_MAUERzuBAUEN said in #7:
> Which opening to play depends on your goal in chess. Would you want to get really far, or is the fun of playing enough for you?
I honestly am not sure. When I started it was just for fun and I think it will continue to just be a hobby, but I would like to get as good at the game as I can while not devoting every waking moment toward it.

Yes, I guess I would tell you the same thing, as the others, but to be blunt, I would not know, how to train middle game and endgame. The two things I recommend are tactics and, the most important (in my eyes), playing games. The more you play, the better you get in tactics and strategies. If you want, I can share all my opening knowledge with you.

Which is exactly 4 cases

-if I have white
-if I have black against e4
-if I have black against d4
-if I have black against Nf3