I use all three of these openings, I have decent success with all three. Just don't know which one is best for all, or most beginners.
I don't recomment playing the french if you are a beginner, otherwise good choices.
@Blitzlife I have studied the French Defense for a little bit now, and I have been winning a good amount of my games, feel free to look at my profile.
There is no such thing as "the best opening". Play what is most suitable with your style.
Do not worry about openings. Pick one and stick to it. You do not lose games in the opening.
Hmmm out of the choices for white I'd gooooo with.....the Ruy Lopez?!?! (You only gave 1 option for white, so maaaaybe the one you chose?!)
Although I think the Italian is more fun. It leads to far more lines whereas the Ruy Lopez forces the game into 2-3 different lines (which if you are a beginner is good and bad; Good bc its predictable and you'll have success....and you need to get into the middle game in order to practice the middle game, it's bad bc you are learning fewer lines, you seeing fewer positions, tactical opportunities etc.)
There is a reason computers/neural networks get so good so fast (aside from being computer) bc they play thru every line nearly infinite amount of times, they do not re-play the same opening forever)
The French is awful for a beginner IMO and possibly THE most boring line in chess. Just my opinion. If you like tension and/or closed positions fine play it, but the advanced French is terribly boring. I gambit against the French every time I play it, so I don't fall asleep. And after move 4 black is completely out of book with an open center and plays terribly.
The Sicilian....can get very sharp, which is why as white I play 2. c3 to avoid playing against it. I've played the Sicilian as black and bc I like the English I'd almost always play 2. g7 (the hyper accelerated dragon) it's basically the reverse English.
Although I think the Italian is more fun. It leads to far more lines whereas the Ruy Lopez forces the game into 2-3 different lines (which if you are a beginner is good and bad; Good bc its predictable and you'll have success....and you need to get into the middle game in order to practice the middle game, it's bad bc you are learning fewer lines, you seeing fewer positions, tactical opportunities etc.)
There is a reason computers/neural networks get so good so fast (aside from being computer) bc they play thru every line nearly infinite amount of times, they do not re-play the same opening forever)
The French is awful for a beginner IMO and possibly THE most boring line in chess. Just my opinion. If you like tension and/or closed positions fine play it, but the advanced French is terribly boring. I gambit against the French every time I play it, so I don't fall asleep. And after move 4 black is completely out of book with an open center and plays terribly.
The Sicilian....can get very sharp, which is why as white I play 2. c3 to avoid playing against it. I've played the Sicilian as black and bc I like the English I'd almost always play 2. g7 (the hyper accelerated dragon) it's basically the reverse English.
@Pawn2Rook4 I use the French Defense recently, and I seem to have decent success with it. But that is just me,
@Checker99 Oh the French scores well, it's solid. I just find it VERY VERY boring. It is a battle tested opening. My gripe with it is more the boredom of it.
You do you though, if you are like, enjoy it, win with it....play it. If we ALL played the openings that only I liked chess would be VERYYYYY boring lol
You do you though, if you are like, enjoy it, win with it....play it. If we ALL played the openings that only I liked chess would be VERYYYYY boring lol
French and Sicilian is good against lower rated players. Sicilian is win by tactics, French is win by strategy. Against same or higher rated players stick to 1...e5 unless you have a profound repertoire in one of the other two openings.
what is the difference between tactics and strategy?
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