Chess Openings Tier Lists by GM Hikaru Nakumura and IM Levy Rozman
Chess openings are rated in terms of their appropriateness vis-a-vis player skill level - i.e., beginner vs intermediate vs GM’s, etc. For each of the openings discussed be sure to pay attention to whether the evaluation is from White’s or Black’s perspective. They also frequently refer to some openings as "garbage" or "bad"; these qualifiers are used in the context of, for example, how much so-called "theory" (i.e., documented variations) the opening encompasses, or how much emphasis the opening places on positional versus tactical skills in order to play it well. For example, an opening they refer to as "garbage" (an unfortunate choice of terms) for a beginner may in fact be appropriate for higher rated players who typically know more theory for the openings they play and have a more highly developed understanding of positional concepts.
The Chess Openings Tier List for Beginners…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9CwH47r6og
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHsb7-LbC34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3FBRlzSMHc
The Chess GAMBITS Tier List for Beginners…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9N6Bo7BBPg
The Chess Openings Tier List for Intermediate players...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq_rEYTiLy4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCVdrmKHdiI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pblb8ZQ3OJ4
The Chess Openings Tier List for GM's...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glMp0dNGPN4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vzDjlu-96s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HShiBcGbfeA
Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell
I don't know which opening I should learn first. Which do you recommend?