What is the best opening move in chess?

Question

One person says one, Another 2

Which is better one or 2?

Answer 1

King's Indian Attack for white and Sicilian Defense for Black.

Answer 2

Get up and walk away.

Answer 3

I varies by player.  I was partial to e4, some are partial to d4.  (I won't discuss their sexual proclivities.:))

c4 has a sizable minority and we won't even get into the people that think Nf3 is a good first move.:)

Answer 4

i usually move one of my knights out first but it really depends on the player and how good you are

Answer 5

Its ALL about the center of the board. Usually the e or d pawn move forward to gain control of those key four center most squares, and then the power struggle begins. There are many different openings and variations & reactions to your opponents moves, but they all have to do with who controls the center of the board.

Your best bet is to learn and practice 3 standard opening sequences for white, and 2 for black. Stick with them for a long time, until you know how they work very well. Then you can venture out and learn more.

I would reccomend...

  Look into: Italian, ruy lopez (spanish), scotch, Queens gambit accepted and declined. Also the English, Scandanavian, French defense, Alekhines defense (I like it, but a little tough at first), & Kings Indian.

Many more to try, but the best one is the one that suits your style, and that takes time to learn. Get a basic book on chess or openings to see how they work.

New chess players should steer towards the "e-pawn openings" these games usually open up the middle of the board. This is because the middle pieces often exchange from those openings. D-pawn games can sometimes be "stand-offish" with both players making minimal moves waiting for the opponent to make a mistake. Such a game does not help a new player learn the game basics of chess as quickly.

Answer 6

pawn e4 (that means move the pawn in front of the king 2 spaces). this moves helps open the line for one of your bishops and helps you control the center, which is important in the game of chess.

Answer 7

it is either d4 or e4 (both moves are two spaces), depends on which opening u are playing. do some research on sicilian(e4), queen's gambit(d4), king's gambit(e4) and four knights defence (e4 or d4). it really doesnt matter whether u move the pawn in front of the queen or the king, but i usually move d4, the pawn in front of the queen two spaces forward.

the reason to move them two pieces forward is so that u can advance ur pawns towards the enemy's territory, and advance ur knights and bishops so that u can castle and make ur king safer.

Answer 8

ruy lopez

Answer 9

Check tons of links of free opening chess books, and online opening books for easy practice with out download them

here is the link

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Auto...

I recomend

white > Ruy Lopez 1.e4

Black> Sicilian 1.....c5  against e4

Black>1....d5 against d4

below is the link directly to the opening book

Answer 10

move the pawn in front of the king forward one space