DEBATE: What is best opening?

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Antoniohadji
space-monkey-mafia wrote:
Antoniohadji wrote:
space-monkey-mafia wrote:

as an italian player i feel attacked 😂jk i know it’s unoriginal but it can be quite effective

yeah but you can take over the centre with the london but I like italian more

agreed london is great but it’s just so hard to make any progress unless your opponent blunders. the italian is solid too but it’s easier to find attacking ideas and reach sharp positions. ig it’s just personal preference

yeahh I studied the Italian it is great and better than the London and London is sort of for begginers and italian has been played since 1600's aaand GM's use it and you can take more space with italian more

Antoniohadji
Idk_WhatIDoHere wrote:
Antoniohadji wrote:
space-monkey-mafia wrote:
Antoniohadji wrote:
space-monkey-mafia wrote:

as an italian player i feel attacked 😂jk i know it’s unoriginal but it can be quite effective

yeah but you can take over the centre with the london but I like italian more

agreed london is great but it’s just so hard to make any progress unless your opponent blunders. the italian is solid too but it’s easier to find attacking ideas and reach sharp positions. ig it’s just personal preference

yeahh I studied the Italian it is great and better than the London and London is sort of for begginers and italian has been played since 1600's aaand GM's use it and you can take more space with italian more

just play the ruy lopez. takes time for theory but worth it at the end

I studid it a lot at the end all my opponents counter it because it is very common

Antoniohadji
Idk_WhatIDoHere wrote:
Antoniohadji wrote:
Idk_WhatIDoHere wrote:
Antoniohadji wrote:
space-monkey-mafia wrote:
Antoniohadji wrote:
space-monkey-mafia wrote:

as an italian player i feel attacked 😂jk i know it’s unoriginal but it can be quite effective

yeah but you can take over the centre with the london but I like italian more

agreed london is great but it’s just so hard to make any progress unless your opponent blunders. the italian is solid too but it’s easier to find attacking ideas and reach sharp positions. ig it’s just personal preference

yeahh I studied the Italian it is great and better than the London and London is sort of for begginers and italian has been played since 1600's aaand GM's use it and you can take more space with italian more

just play the ruy lopez. takes time for theory but worth it at the end

I studid it a lot at the end all my opponents counter it because it is very common

how do they counter it

they play the wrong moves when you get higher in elo

ViolaFerrari

1. e4 (Evans Gambit, Scotch Gambit, Open Sicilian, Nc3 caro, Milner Barry Gambit, Mainlines/Principled against other responses)

1.. e5 against e4, (Schileman, Two knights, Two knight scotch)

1.. d5 against d4 (Slav Defense)

No specific reason as to why I play this as I like everything that chess has to offer, I believe in my developing days I should choose something that is sharp and Principled. And there are some Gambit lines that i choose just to cut my workload.

CharlieFryk
Antoniohadji skrev:
CharlieFryk wrote:

A rare pick that I personally like sometimes is the elephant gambit, not my favorite, but it’s really good.

but my actual favorite can be either the Italian game or the Ruy Lopez.

reason for elephant gambit: https://www.chess.com/game/120993689036

reason for ruy lopez: https://www.chess.com/game/120993532286

reason for Italian game: basically almost every game I played as white this month

btw remember I’m 100 elo okay? I’m sure to make some blunders.

what is the elephant opening please show me a game even though i probably will not use it cause you are 100 and I am 1400 on rapid just go to the top of your post and there will be a chess board and make the opening then at the bottom it will say post or insert but do you have a computer or mobile but you can do it on either

I’m close to 300 now and I have a different account near 500.

the elephant GAMBIT (GAMBIT, NOT OPENING!) is after these moves

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 d5

This is a bad opening and I have realised it ever since the post.

IcharusFalling
Best is debatably e4 to the ruy Lopez or Italian for white, although I prefer the scotch.
HonestHufflepuff

White: whatever comes to mind

Black vs e4: E5 yes very original

Black vs d4: d5 so original OR Dutch Defense

Verbeena

Reversed Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Alekhine, Reversed Krebs, Reversed Brooklyn Variation. The best by far.

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