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justmeowing
e4? d4? what's the best opening for white
SyselCz1234

E4

level200gyat
e4 then the 4K knight variation
Onlysane1

I like the Queen's Gambit. A decent bit of consistency, few people ever take so many of my games play out relatively the same way with Queen's Gambit Declined. I occasionally get the Englund Gambit but I know how to deal with that.

Mystiaaa

I'd say that there's not really a "best" opening for chess. However, I find myself liking e4 better than d4 because e4 tends to have a less sharp and more memorable position.

Kaon_497

Probably d4. If we look at the top level, then Magnus used to play e4 but he got closer to the top he switched to d4. Also e4 I guess has some drawing lines for black related to ruy lopez berlin wall variation. And e4 also allows sicilian defense which is considered a powerful defense. Maybe d4 is tougher for your opponent so if pick one, then d4.

funkfanatix

Grob and bongcloud

BLATT4

e4

Barbarossa60

i prefer d4

AllenAlvin123

The best move is e4 or e5 sometimes

AllenAlvin123

I mean d4

leonardbrit

Hi guys, can you recommend any literature for beginners?

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RussBell
leonardbrit wrote:

Hi guys, can you recommend any literature for beginners?

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

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Onlysane1

I already posted about the Queen's Gambit, but I've started to enjoy e4, usually going for the Italian game. I especially like the Evans Gambit and the Damiano Gambit.

Milad122

I always use my queen for attack and horse for defence

maafernan

Hi! I could recommend you to read my posts on Opening Repertoire: https://www.chess.com/blog/maafernan/openings-for-beginners

https://www.chess.com/blog/maafernan/openings-for-intermediates

Good luck!

HouIIur

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ZoeyIsaSimp

hello!

ZoeyIsaSimp

happy