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kightsatthereti 22-Feb-08, 11:38	Deleted by kightsatthereti on 26-Feb-08, 13:43.
-zoe- 24-Feb-08, 05:39	I suggest that you first start with Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening). When I joined my local chess club, coach first started to teach us this opening, so I guess it is good opening for start.
neilskye 25-Feb-08, 02:53	Ruy Lopez is good... but it does have quite a lot of theory. Nevertheless, it is also good for refining the opening principles and you don't necessarily need to know the theory to play it. My suggestion would be the Italian, that is the first opening I learned: 1.e4 e5; 2.Nf3 Nc6; 3.Bc4 this opening often leads to quiet games (except for the Evans Gambit line, which you should avoid until you are comfortable with gambits) and it is not to full of tactics or theory.
kightsatthereti 25-Feb-08, 05:59	Thanks Ok, I will look at those first. Any suggestions for black?
neilskye 26-Feb-08, 03:39	As black You have a little less choice as you are basically depending on what white plays, that is part of the advantage of playing white. If white plays 1.e4 then I think you would be best to reply with 1...e5, keep it symmetrical until you have a fair grasp of some opening theory. White will usually reply with 2.Nf3, after which you should play either 2...Nc6 or 2...Nf6 (the Petrov), it's really up to you. Don't play 2...d6 as you will lose too many games. I cant really help with a full repetoire but that's basically how I would advise a beginner to start out, you can also look in the database for ideas (click the "Game DB" link below your board), it is about 15-20 moves deep in some variations so you will find it pretty helpful with openings. You can also find other, better databases online (ask google for "chess database") although I doubt you will come across one so user friendly as the Gameknot one (if you do, let me know!)
neilskye 26-Feb-08, 03:56	... It may also be helpful to point out the basic principles of a chess opening. These will be especially useful if you are caught in an opening you are unfamiliar with, but they are useful in any opening. Just remember they are not hard and fast rules, they hold true most of the time, but there are occasions when you are better without them. Here are some: 1) Control the centre 2) Develop your pieces quickly (to achieve this, don't move the same piece twice in the opening unless necessary) 3) Develop knights before Bishops 4) Develop towards the centre 5) Protect your king and castle early 6) Don't let yourself fall behind on material (unless you are playing a gambit) Keep these in mind as they are very useful in the opening.
kightsatthereti 26-Feb-08, 05:41	Thanks again Ok thanks for the tips, and I will check out the database.

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