beginner openings?
I would advise learning the opening principles first before deciding on any specific opening theory. Two reasons for this is for one, your opponents will rarely follow opening theory so learning a specific opening will have very limited benefit as they will deviate from known theory quickly which will making you have to "go on your own" often and opening principles will be the backbone of your knowledge to help guide you to the middlegame. Two, you won't know what type of positions you enjoy playing unless you do some experimenting with various set ups, so knowing general opening principles will allow you to try different opening structures without getting you into as much trouble in your games and over time you'll probably find structures/opening you like more and can think pick openings that give you those pawn structures/set ups and learn their specific theory more deeply.
Keep in mind that your goal in each game right now is mostly obtaining playable middlegame positions and not be down free material, so your openings should be focused more on rapid center development and keeping all your pieces safe while doing so.
-Jordan
First, understand that there is no "best" opening.
However, there are many good, very playable openings, albeit with lots of inconclusive debate over which are better than others. The issue for less experienced players is that some openings may be more or less appropriate - easier or more difficult to learn and play, depending on the amount of "theory" to absorb - than others.
The following present many interesting possibilities...
Chess Openings Tier Lists – GMHikaru (complete, beginner thru GM)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9CwH47r6og&list=PL4KCWZ5Ti2H43-gcoByRnZs5fVR_Lg133&index=4
In the tier lists above, chess openings are classified in terms of their appropriateness vis-a-vis player skill level - i.e., beginner vs intermediate vs GM, etc. For a given player level, the openings are rated and categorized into six "tiers", from "legendary" to "garbage" (the latter being an unfortunate choice of terms, IMO). These qualifiers are used in the context of not only the general effectiveness of the particular opening, but also how much so-called "theory" (i.e., documented variations) it encompasses, or how much emphasis is placed on positional versus tactical skill in order to play it well. So an opening they refer to as "garbage" (i.e. less 'appropriate' - a better term!) for a beginner may in fact be more appropriate for higher rated players who are assumed to possess a more highly developed requisite knowledge base and skills set. For each of the openings discussed note also whether the evaluation is from White's or Black’s perspective.
For beginner-intermediate players check out ‘GothamChess’ (IM Levy Rozman) on YouTube for recommendations and quick exposure to a variety of openings...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFod-ozimmM&t=103s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdyik5UwBtM
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gothamchess+openings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmbU97iftC8&list=PLBRObSmbZluTpMdP-rUL3bQ5GA8v4dMbT
Chess opening – Wikipedia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_opening
Chessable’s Guide to Chess Openings (for White & Black)...
https://www.chessable.com/blog/opening-guide/
Openings Guides – SimplifyChess.com...
https://simplifychess.com/homepage/openings.html
‘Hanging Pawns’ openings videos on YouTube…
https://www.youtube.com/c/HangingPawns
Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
more helpful chess resources, including openings and book recommendations, in my blog...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell
also i’d like to say as i said before im completely new to chess and i’m not educated on all the chess names. But i’d like to maybe be able to look at a few openings that i know 100% will actually be good to learn and improve.
any recommendations would be great!
Yeah the london can be pretty bland, especially if you’re playing it on autopilot. I would look into the italian. It’s one of the oldest openings in chess, and was recommended to me when I first began playing.
If you are new to chess, start to study endgames is a better idea. More than a better idea, it's the thing you have to do...
also i’d like to say as i said before im completely new to chess and i’m not educated on all the chess names. But i’d like to maybe be able to look at a few openings that i know 100% will actually be good to learn and improve.
any recommendations would be great!