What's the stupidest opening?

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Richard_Hunter

I'm going to go with the Blackburn Shilling Gambit. It's basically announcing: "I don't know how to play Chess."

Aron_08

Maybe the fools mate opening

Steven-ODonoghue

The dumbest openings for players under 2200 is the Sicilian Defence. It is played by sheep who would rather feel content knowing that they play the same first move as Bobby fischer, meanwhile they reach positions out of the opening beyond their understanding. The 'smartest' opening is whichever opening a player understands the best, and for players under 2200, that is not the Sicilian. I genuinely feel bad when I see a weak player who is trying to improve but playing the Sicilian every game just because that's what they've seen someone do so they thought they'd copy it.

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Steven-ODonoghue írta:

The dumbest openings for players under 2200 is the Sicilian Defence. It is played by sheep who would rather feel content knowing that they play the same first move as Bobby fischer, meanwhile they reach positions out of the opening beyond their understanding. The 'smartest' opening is whichever opening a player understands the best, and for players under 2200, that is not the Sicilian. I genuinely feel bad when I see a weak player who is trying to improve but playing the Sicilian every game just because that's what they've seen someone do so they thought they'd copy it.

But low rated people still play the sicilian and then they lose. Actually I almost never play the sicilian with black

Woollysock
The “ Drunken Knight Opening “ is silly, but if played in blitz games , can produce some nasty surprises for black .
Anonymous_Dragon

The opening the player that loses the match is the worst.

slave2chess

Basically any opening which tries to win in under 10 moves.

Chatrang-League

1.e4 e5 2.Ke2... I don't remember his name.  Anyone play it?

Chatrang-League

Yeah!! cry.png

somarya

hahaha

somarya

it's he fool's mate

 

 

murphygambit

The person criticising the sicilian is plain out stupid. It's not even remotely as strategically complicated as 1.e5 and by your logic nobody should play chess at all as all openings are phenomonally complex. In my opinion the sicilian is a good choice as it offers entertaining games and is tactically rich which offers players the chance to enjoy chess and also to improve their tactical skills. Please reconsider before you make such an absurd comment again. 

 

Henry-Wood
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:

The dumbest openings for players under 2200 is the Sicilian Defence. It is played by sheep who would rather feel content knowing that they play the same first move as Bobby fischer, meanwhile they reach positions out of the opening beyond their understanding. The 'smartest' opening is whichever opening a player understands the best, and for players under 2200, that is not the Sicilian. I genuinely feel bad when I see a weak player who is trying to improve but playing the Sicilian every game just because that's what they've seen someone do so they thought they'd copy it.

I think the stupidest opening is the dutch

czechsalmon

The orangutan opening

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da_lions írta:

 

I don't think it's very stupid white can play e4 and if black plays e5 then it's the for knights game

Calamity_Destroyer

First of all, i think this is the dumbest opening:



Calamity_Destroyer

or this:

 

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Calamity_Destroyer írta:

First of all, i think this is the dumbest opening:



It's the fools mate