Here are 6 chess openings all of which begin with the most common first move in chess, pawn to position e4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Ruy Lopez\/Spanish opening<\/li>
- Giuco Piano<\/li>
- Kings Gambit<\/li>
- Sicilian Defense<\/li>
- French Defense<\/li>
- Caro-Kann Defense<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAs we know, white always goes first in a game of chess and by far the most common first move for white is the e4 opening. This is the first move of a whole range of openings for white and counters for black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will be introduced to white openings and black openings that strong players use, all based around White e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This guide is going to use chess notation<\/a>, it is very easy to understand and quick to learn and refers to a grid of letters [files] and numbers [ranks] making up the 64 squares on a chess board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a good Opening in Chess<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is considered a good opening strategy<\/a> to get some pawn structure set up, particularly into the center of the board; your knights out in supporting the pawns or vice versa, and your king castled to safety. They are the general first moves of an opening<\/a> with the overall goal to at best not lose by the advantage that white has from the start and take early control of the center of the chessboard with a solid position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Best opening moves<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. White Pieces<\/a> – 1. e4, 1.d4, 1. c4 or 1 Nf3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Black Pieces after e4 – Ruy Lopez<\/a>, Sicilian Defense, French Defense, Caro-Kann<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chess Opening Tips for Beginners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- Don’t spend forever learning openings, select a few and learn them well<\/li>
- Understand the idea behind the opening<\/li>
- Practice what you learn by using them in real games<\/li>
- Ruy Lopez, Giuco Piano and the Sicilian Defense are some of the best openings for beginners to start with.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Given that e4 is the most common first move, we will concentrate this guide for openings for beginners around the e4 first move and leads us onto this little list<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are playing black and going second, this signifies an entire range of possibilities of openings you can play, so let’s take a look at these 7 chess openings<\/a> for beginners from e4 in a little more detail. This will assist you in committing them to memory and learning how and when to play them without getting involved in complicated positions at this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White pawn e4 first move – Why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Playing first as white and moving<\/a> your Kings pawn 2 square forward to e4 occupies one of the center squares and stakes a claim to both d5 and g5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A favorite opening of many a master chess player, e4 creates a strong centerboard providing a space advantage and opening up a diagonal<\/a> line for both the queen or the king’s bishop to move out. Immediately you have options to begin building a king side attack on the black king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, let’s take a look at openings following e4, starting with arguably the most famous – The Spanish Opening best known as the Ruy Lopez and begin building your opening skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ruy Lopez<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ruy Lopez begins with e4, and becomes the signature Ruy Lopez at the point the bishop stretches out to b5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5<\/p>\n\n\n\n