What are some basic opening moves in chess?

Question

What are some basic opening moves in chess?

Answer 1

Move the pawn in front of the queen two spaces.

Answer 2

If you want to learn to play chess openings then there are many good chess books available on the market or in your local library. The links that I've provided in this answer can also help you further to study opening moves.

In time you'll learn which openings suits you best. In my case I love to open with d2-d4 or e2-e4. In the first case that is in most often answered by the black player with d7-d5 and in the second case with e7-e5. The idea is then to bring your knight(s) in play, followed by your bishop(s). In all cases you must make sure that your king is safe. You bring him in safety by castling, which consists of moving the king two squares towards a rook, then moving the rook onto the square over which the king crossed.