Hi Tony! Good to see you again.
I think you are taking all the right decisions at this point. I had asked a similar question earlier and Bill Wall gave probably the best answer so far. I'll see if I can find the specific link to that discussion and re-post it here. But basically, when teaching new players, Bill will try to get his player to master just one or two openings then slowly introduce newer ones.
Might I suggest narrowing your choice of opennings to just two for white and two for black (one for e4 and one for d4) and get to a point where you feel you can confidently open with these.
I hope that helps!
dear forum staff and members
I am TRYING TO IMPROVE MY CHESS GAME SINCE MY STROKE AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOME VIEWS ON THE BEST OPENING FOR WHITE THAT I MAY BETTER STUDY FOR FAST DEVELOPMENT AND TACTICAL ADVANTAGES.
I'M TRYING TO LEARN OFF YOUR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE AS I DO NOT PROFESS TO BE A GREAT CHESS PLAYER.
AS WHITE , I HAVE BEEN USING THE SCOTCH OPENING , BLACKBURNE ATTACK
FOR SOME TIME NOW, I LIKE AND HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH THE RUY LOPEZ, CLOSED(C92) VARIATION, THE GIUICO PIANO AND CLOSED SICILIAN AGAINST C4
SICILIAN. I HAVE ALSO TRYED THWE RETI, ZUKORTORT , LOLLI AND FRIED LIVER ATTACK.
OUT OF ALL OF THESE, I' M UNDERCIDED WHICH IS THE BEST TO CONCENTRATE ON .
I HAVE CHESSMASTER 10 AND FRITZ#11 AND DO TRY TO PUT IT ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND PLAY IT AGAINST THE OPENING I WANT TO PLAY USING ITS INFINITIVE ANALYSI GAME FUNCTION.
IN CLOSING, PLEASE FIND SOME TIME AND GIVE ME YOUR EXPERIENCED OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS.
THANKs antne from new jersey shore