The one you are the most comfortable with!
You may find helpful a blog by Paolodm called "Simple Dangerous Openings : the Bishop's Opening". It is the first installment of what he intends to be a series.
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e4 and d4 are generally considered to be the best "opening moves"- from there, usually, play proceeds either ...e6, ...e5 or ...c5, called the french, king's pawn, and sicillian openings respectively. I would advise you focus especially on the sicillian; it seems to be quite popular; but those three openings are the most common, and the ones you'd probably do best by studying.
thanks for the info!
I heard something called the "Kings Gambit" what is it?
The kings gambit goes 1.e4 e5 2.f4!?
It's a very precarious opening, from what I can tell. The question is, can white force black to overextend himself defending that square, or can Black use his pawn's advantages to push into White's territory; it's a fairly unusual game, but it can be a good one to learn from.
Probably white moving first. In fact, I've never seen an opening where black went first so there must be something to it.
I love King's Gambit. The Classical reply is no good anymore and Black now has to play the Abbazia or the Fischer. The Fischer is fun.
Kings gambit is a fun play. A strong offense in trade for a weak defense in the beginning.
Reb wrote: Nothing wrong with 3....g5 in the kings gambit
Here is why I like playing against g5.
Here's what I use. This fits me best and might not be right for you, but give it a look.
As white, I open with e4. I aim for the Evans Gambit in the Italian Game. Against semi-open games I'll play the exchange variation (if there is one) or another simple sideline (Alapin vs. Sicilian, Classical vs. Pirc/Modern). If I see something I don't like, the King's Indian Attack is easy for me to transpose into, and I'll do it if I need to.
As Black, I'll use the Center Counter against e4, Chigorin against d4, Symetrical against c4, and a simple central control strategy against anything else.
I'm wondering what the best openings are. Any suggestions????
Thanks