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what are the best openings ?

#21

These are my most played openings:
https://lichess.org/insights/Toscani/ratingDiff/openingVariation
You have to use an opening to know if it helps to gain rating.

In elementary schools often the fool's mate was best, but only lasted so long before everyone learned how to defend against it.
Following general chess principles and methods will make many openings common to all. Each player has their limit in retaining and applying their knowledge. How many opening motifs are there that actually gain rating at any level? Probably none.

Type an opening name in an AI like:
English Opening: King's English Variation
See what it says about the opening.

These are my most played openings: https://lichess.org/insights/Toscani/ratingDiff/openingVariation You have to use an opening to know if it helps to gain rating. In elementary schools often the fool's mate was best, but only lasted so long before everyone learned how to defend against it. Following general chess principles and methods will make many openings common to all. Each player has their limit in retaining and applying their knowledge. How many opening motifs are there that actually gain rating at any level? Probably none. ---------------------- Type an opening name in an AI like: English Opening: King's English Variation See what it says about the opening.
#22

@drchampionsteinv said in #1:

I am looking for an ideal opening repertoire for both white and black
Please give me your suggestions
I am open to all responses :)
London system of course!

@drchampionsteinv said in #1: > I am looking for an ideal opening repertoire for both white and black > Please give me your suggestions > I am open to all responses :) London system of course!
#23

If the goal is to survive the opening and get to a position you can play fast (bullet or blitz) than try these three solid systems:
They should withstand early attacks and lead to a playable middle game.

The Queen's Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4)

The Caro-Kann Defense (1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5)

The Slav Defense (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6)

Have fun, unsubscribing ...

If the goal is to survive the opening and get to a position you can play fast (bullet or blitz) than try these three solid systems: They should withstand early attacks and lead to a playable middle game. The Queen's Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4) The Caro-Kann Defense (1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5) The Slav Defense (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6) Have fun, unsubscribing ...
#25

@drchampionsteinv said in #1:

I am looking for an ideal opening repertoire for both white and black
Please give me your suggestions
I am open to all responses :)
Opening is something that is chosen according to what suits us but for exploring I started with Italian the basic one, people also tend to play London system though personally I found it pretty boring. I like scotch I still do play it, ruh lopez too. You can try learning any of this listed for white
Now for black
I personally play Caro kann again e4, I used to play French before caro kann but I felt caro kann was somewhat better.

@drchampionsteinv said in #1: > I am looking for an ideal opening repertoire for both white and black > Please give me your suggestions > I am open to all responses :) Opening is something that is chosen according to what suits us but for exploring I started with Italian the basic one, people also tend to play London system though personally I found it pretty boring. I like scotch I still do play it, ruh lopez too. You can try learning any of this listed for white Now for black I personally play Caro kann again e4, I used to play French before caro kann but I felt caro kann was somewhat better.
#26

Chess is not tic tac toe, where the best move is to simply put something in the center. Even with 8-piece tablebase sets and 3300+ rated engines, we still don't know what the objectively best opening move is. It could be 1.d4 (+.25) and 1.e4 (+.35) or vica versa. But even if this were to be discovered, perhaps with the use of quantum computers, it still wouldn't matter. Chess is sufficiently complicated such that small arithmetic advantages based on a computer analysis doesn't equate to a human, especially a beginner-level player such as yourself, knowing the exact way to continue in every line so as to make that arithmetic advantage come to fruition.

It's much better to play an opening you're comfortable with and are getting good results with than to worry about some meaningless number.

Chess is not tic tac toe, where the best move is to simply put something in the center. Even with 8-piece tablebase sets and 3300+ rated engines, we still don't know what the objectively best opening move is. It could be 1.d4 (+.25) and 1.e4 (+.35) or vica versa. But even if this were to be discovered, perhaps with the use of quantum computers, it still wouldn't matter. Chess is sufficiently complicated such that small arithmetic advantages based on a computer analysis doesn't equate to a human, especially a beginner-level player such as yourself, knowing the exact way to continue in every line so as to make that arithmetic advantage come to fruition. It's much better to play an opening you're comfortable with and are getting good results with than to worry about some meaningless number.
#27

"play an opening you're comfortable with and are getting good results with"

  • That is not helpful for a beginner who is not comfortable with any opening and got no good results with any.
    A beginner is overwhelmed with all the fancy names of defenses, openings, gambits, systems, and seeks guidance.
    With which opening will he feel comfortable and get good results?
    My recommendation is to defend 1 e4 e5 and 1 d4 d5 as black and open 1 e4 as white.
    Those are simplest and best in the sense that they are most natural to play for the center and for development.
"play an opening you're comfortable with and are getting good results with" * That is not helpful for a beginner who is not comfortable with any opening and got no good results with any. A beginner is overwhelmed with all the fancy names of defenses, openings, gambits, systems, and seeks guidance. With which opening will he feel comfortable and get good results? My recommendation is to defend 1 e4 e5 and 1 d4 d5 as black and open 1 e4 as white. Those are simplest and best in the sense that they are most natural to play for the center and for development.
#28

LMAO, I think this lonely kid is stalking me. He's following me around on every forum I post in just to beg for my attention, lol.

You're 100% wrong about everything you "think" you know yet again, junior!

For starters, you're barely beyond the level of chess beginner yourself, so you're not in any position to give advice to them. It's tantamount to the blind leading the blind.

Also, you don't know what he/she is comfortable playing or not comfortable playing. You also don't know know whether or not he's getting good results with some openings. You're making assumptions and talking out of your butt again. This is a relative concept. For example, the best chess day of your life, when you're playing at your absolute peak, would be much worse than my absolute worst day. By a similar token, a 1600 player getting good positions against other 1600 (or higher) rated opponents is getting good results.

And FYI, your "recommendations" aren't worth the bandwidth they consumed to type them. Your results make that very obvious

LMAO, I think this lonely kid is stalking me. He's following me around on every forum I post in just to beg for my attention, lol. You're 100% wrong about everything you "think" you know yet again, junior! For starters, you're barely beyond the level of chess beginner yourself, so you're not in any position to give advice to them. It's tantamount to the blind leading the blind. Also, you don't know what he/she is comfortable playing or not comfortable playing. You also don't know know whether or not he's getting good results with some openings. You're making assumptions and talking out of your butt again. This is a relative concept. For example, the best chess day of your life, when you're playing at your absolute peak, would be much worse than my absolute worst day. By a similar token, a 1600 player getting good positions against other 1600 (or higher) rated opponents is getting good results. And FYI, your "recommendations" aren't worth the bandwidth they consumed to type them. Your results make that very obvious
#29

" the best chess day of your life, when you're playing at your absolute peak, would be much worse than my absolute worst day"
Your worst day: 3 november 2024: 1979
My best day: 1 april 2023: 2268

" the best chess day of your life, when you're playing at your absolute peak, would be much worse than my absolute worst day" Your worst day: 3 november 2024: 1979 My best day: 1 april 2023: 2268
#30

tpr has many posts. He (or she) reacts to (almost) everything, to (almost) everyone. Therefore nobody can claim, with good reason, to be stalked by him(or her). Simply ,even if it would be, you cannot know.
Wishful thinking.
But multiverse is probably right, feeling stalked.
There are 3/4 accounts following him/her everywhere.
It is , according to my experience, not necessarily the most talented, the highest ranked people who gives best advice to beginners. There are many reasons therefore, but that's a topic on its own. Keep in mind that I do not say anything about the competence of tpr, just disagreeing with the reasoning in multiverses response.
The third 'bad thinking' point is about the openings. One can have a look at them and second there is the question of topicstarter...which says enough isn't it.
But most important is that topicstarter asks a question, for which many different answers are possible and valuable.
An interpretation of this question, which keeps on returning, is 'give me guidance, give me a stick to lean onto,.....
And that's exactly what tpr is doing. Helping out.
And furthermore ,imho, tpr's answer is certainly 'not bad'.

tpr has many posts. He (or she) reacts to (almost) everything, to (almost) everyone. Therefore nobody can claim, with good reason, to be stalked by him(or her). Simply ,even if it would be, you cannot know. Wishful thinking. But multiverse is probably right, feeling stalked. There are 3/4 accounts following him/her everywhere. It is , according to my experience, not necessarily the most talented, the highest ranked people who gives best advice to beginners. There are many reasons therefore, but that's a topic on its own. Keep in mind that I do not say anything about the competence of tpr, just disagreeing with the reasoning in multiverses response. The third 'bad thinking' point is about the openings. One can have a look at them and second there is the question of topicstarter...which says enough isn't it. But most important is that topicstarter asks a question, for which many different answers are possible and valuable. An interpretation of this question, which keeps on returning, is 'give me guidance, give me a stick to lean onto,..... And that's exactly what tpr is doing. Helping out. And furthermore ,imho, tpr's answer is certainly 'not bad'.

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