looking for aggressive opening (beginner)

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KittyKing_sc2

Hello, I am starting back to play chess again (I have not in 2 years). I was wondering if anyone knows any good aggressive openings that I can study that Is strong and also for beginners. I came back to chess because my friend told me this would be a good game to play that would imptove my starcraft 2 preformance since I am very successful in it (I am top 200 in KR). Before in chess I used passive openings but when played starcraft I am more aggressive play style. So I thought that I should use a aggressive opening instead. My elo for chess was around 1500 but most likely not right now. Thank you

pentiumjs

Hi KittyKing_sc2--that's one of the most unusual arguments I've heard for choosing an opening, and at the beginner level it won't make a huge difference what you play.  By definition any gambit will provide initiative in exchange for lost material--the Evans, King's Gambit, Danish, Blackmar-Diemer, etc.  You still need a high level of skill to properly conduct the attack though, and then you just run the risk of emerging with a lost endgame against a strong defender.  The same issue occurs with "system" openings like the Stonewall or Colle; you'll snare novices with early checkmates, but once the opponents get decent you'll just find yourself saddled with positional weaknesses instead.  Maybe try something popular and unbalanced but not risky: the Ruy Lopez, Sicilian, Italian Game, etc.

KittyKing_sc2

Hello, thank you for your response. Before I left chess, I started to study the Italian game so maybe ill now learn it. How about any black openings?

pentiumjs

What's nice about those openings is that because they aren't risky, they're all 100% playable from either side.  Again 1...e5 is a solid defense vs. 1. e4, with 1...c5 being a little more unbalanced.  Against 1. d4 you could do ...Nf6 and get into the Indian defenses with either ...e6 (Queen's / Nimzo Indian) or ...g6 for the King's Indian.  Or maybe you prefer having a pawn on d5 supported either by one on c6 like in the Slav, or e6 like in the Queen's Gambit Declined.  These setups can be done against less common openers like 1. c4 and 1. Nf3 as well, so they're very handy once you do start learning them.

KittyKing_sc2

Thank you very much guys! I will look onto these

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