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What is the best opening move in chess?

Posted by: admin on January 28th, 2010

10 Comments

Posted: Chess Opening Moves

One person says one, Another 2

Which is better one or 2?

Its ALL about the center of the board. Usually the e or d pawn move forward to gain control of those key four center most squares, and then the power struggle begins. There are many different openings and variations & reactions to your opponents moves, but they all have to do with who controls the center of the board.
Your best bet is to learn and practice 3 standard opening sequences for white, and 2 for black. Stick with them for a long time, until you know how they work very well. Then you can venture out and learn more.
I would reccomend…
Look into: Italian, ruy lopez (spanish), scotch, Queens gambit accepted and declined. Also the English, Scandanavian, French defense, Alekhines defense (I like it, but a little tough at first), & Kings Indian.
Many more to try, but the best one is the one that suits your style, and that takes time to learn. Get a basic book on chess or openings to see how they work.
New chess players should steer towards the "e-pawn openings" these games usually open up the middle of the board. This is because the middle pieces often exchange from those openings. D-pawn games can sometimes be "stand-offish" with both players making minimal moves waiting for the opponent to make a mistake. Such a game does not help a new player learn the game basics of chess as quickly.

10 Comment to “What is the best opening move in chess?”

  1. Collin W Said:

    move the pawn in front of the king forward one space
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  2. wildraft1 Said:

    Get up and walk away.
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  3. kcgodzillo Said:

    pawn e4 (that means move the pawn in front of the king 2 spaces). this moves helps open the line for one of your bishops and helps you control the center, which is important in the game of chess.
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  4. Denzel Said:

    ruy lopez
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  5. pagodapanicdog Said:

    Its ALL about the center of the board. Usually the e or d pawn move forward to gain control of those key four center most squares, and then the power struggle begins. There are many different openings and variations & reactions to your opponents moves, but they all have to do with who controls the center of the board.
    Your best bet is to learn and practice 3 standard opening sequences for white, and 2 for black. Stick with them for a long time, until you know how they work very well. Then you can venture out and learn more.
    I would reccomend…
    Look into: Italian, ruy lopez (spanish), scotch, Queens gambit accepted and declined. Also the English, Scandanavian, French defense, Alekhines defense (I like it, but a little tough at first), & Kings Indian.
    Many more to try, but the best one is the one that suits your style, and that takes time to learn. Get a basic book on chess or openings to see how they work.
    New chess players should steer towards the "e-pawn openings" these games usually open up the middle of the board. This is because the middle pieces often exchange from those openings. D-pawn games can sometimes be "stand-offish" with both players making minimal moves waiting for the opponent to make a mistake. Such a game does not help a new player learn the game basics of chess as quickly.
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  6. Alrom Christian R Said:

    King’s Indian Attack for white and Sicilian Defense for Black.
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  7. elcriollito Said:

    Check tons of links of free opening chess books, and online opening books for easy practice with out download them
    here is the link
    http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/AutoChess/
    I recomend
    white > Ruy Lopez 1.e4
    Black> Sicilian 1…..c5 against e4
    Black>1….d5 against d4

    below is the link directly to the opening book
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    http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/AutoChess/links/AutoChess_001211650583/Opening_Book_001211651512/

  8. sonofawd Said:

    it is either d4 or e4 (both moves are two spaces), depends on which opening u are playing. do some research on sicilian(e4), queen’s gambit(d4), king’s gambit(e4) and four knights defence (e4 or d4). it really doesnt matter whether u move the pawn in front of the queen or the king, but i usually move d4, the pawn in front of the queen two spaces forward.

    the reason to move them two pieces forward is so that u can advance ur pawns towards the enemy’s territory, and advance ur knights and bishops so that u can castle and make ur king safer.
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  9. William B Said:

    I varies by player. I was partial to e4, some are partial to d4. (I won’t discuss their sexual proclivities.:))
    c4 has a sizable minority and we won’t even get into the people that think Nf3 is a good first move.:)
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  10. king_norb Said:

    i usually move one of my knights out first but it really depends on the player and how good you are
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