What is the strongest chess opening for black?

The 10 Best Chess Openings for Black

• The French Defense.
• The Caro-Kann Defense.
• The Scandinavian Defense.
• The Sicilian Defenses (Najdorf, Dragon, Classical, Scheveningen…)
• The Double King’s Pawn Game.
• The Queen’s Gambit Declined.
• The Slav (and Semi-Slav) Defense.
• The Dutch Defense.

Is 900 a bad chess rating?

Those in the 900-1000 range were ok, those in the 1200-1400 range were very good.

Is 1400 a good score on chess com?

I think that 1400 is satisfactory for six months of playing chess. I would shoot for getting above or on the 1600 level for the next six months. Everytime you reach a higher level, it gets harder to go up another level, but good luck to you!

What is statistically the best chess opening?

White’s Best 10 Openings (Based on White Win \% + (Draw \% x 0.5))

Rank	Opening	Draw \%
1	Queen’s Gambit	36
2	Blackmar Diemer Gambit	16
3	Ruy Lopez	33
4	Bishop’s Opening	30

What is the Sicilian Opening in chess?

The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5. The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White’s first move 1….Sicilian Defence.

a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Moves	1.e4 c5
Named after	Sicily
Parent	King’s Pawn Game

Is a 900 Elo good?

So someone 900 or 800 is probably ABOVE AVERAGE in that time control, (50th percentile), drawing from the pool of active players on chess.com, who are probably stronger and more sophisticated than normal people. Also you might be less used to crazy and aggressive play.

How good is a 1400 rating?

Elo rating system

Rating range	Category
1800–2000	Class A, category 1
1600–1800	Class B, category 2
1400–1600	Class C, category 3
1200–1400	Class D, category 4

What percentile is 1400 in chess?

USCF Ratings Distribution Charts

Rating Classification	Rating range	Percentile
Class C	1500 to 1599	77.74\%
Class C	1400 to 1499	72.26\%
Class D	1300 to 1399	67.09\%
Class D	1200 to 1299	62.29\%

Is e5 a good opening?

e5 response is great for black. Anthony, I played the first 3 moves of the Italian game for a while, but it can be annoying against a 3… Bc5 4… Nf6, which gives Black an excellent game (at least against me).

Which chess opening has the most variations?

The Ruy Lopez also has a ton. A quick glance at the wikipedia contents page showed 32 variations. If I were to learn one, which one do you recommend?

What are the best chess openings for a black player?

The Sicilian Defense is the most popular choice of aggressive players with the black pieces. Often White will play 2.Nf3 and 3.d4 which will gain central space, but it allows Black to benefit by exchanging a central pawn for a bishop’s pawn. The French Defense is one of the first strategic openings every chess player should learn.

What is the worst opening move in chess?

Bad Chess Opening Moves. One of the worst first moves for White to play is 1.g4. With this move, White does not fight for the center – an important concept in chess – and gives Black a clear target to attack. If Black responds to 1.g4 with 1…d5! he occupies the center and directly attacks White’s loose pawn on g4 with his bishop on c8.

What are the best chess openings after 1d4?

The best chess openings after 1.d4 are the Queen’s Gambit, the King’s Indian Defense, the Slav Defense, the Grunfeld Defense, and the Nimzo Indian Defense. The move 1.c4 leads to the English Opening – one of the best chess openings for White.

What is the best way to learn chess for beginners?

Try the fried liver. It’s unproven, but you can learn a lot about attacking chess this way Avoid caring if you lose. You’re just learning at this stage Get really good at this opening, but don’t worry about tons of side lines. Your goal should be to know the ideas of these openings. Think about each move.