Openings

[fast tide]

I'm about to break into the 900 rating zone and I wanted to know if there were any particular opening(s) that I should learn. So far I've been maining the London system, and if I feel like it, sometimes I'll do an Italian game. I respond to e4 with standard Nf3 Nc6 stuff and respond to d4 with the Dutch defense, I've been working on better learning the theory of these openings and was wondering if there are any other openings that I should learn

[final fulcrum]

For black, I recommend the pirc defense, For white, I recommend the Queen's Gambit, I use the sicilian dragon against e4 and it's pretty fun too

Just make sure to do a lot of puzzles every day

Openings aren't as helpful as puzzles

[fast tide]

unfortnately I can only do 3 puzzles a day

not including daily and rush ofc

I'm like 1800 in puzzles lol, I'm pretty sure they don't reflect your actual skill level though right?

I think the problem is getting to the puzzle position in the first place

[wise tangle]

Make a lichess account and do puzzles on lichess as well

[prisma surge]

You should learn more about e4 e5 and d4 d5. In Italian you should play d3, c3 and learn to play with tension in the center which occurs after a well prepared d3-d4. Against sicilian learn how to play open sicilian. In d4 d5 openings, always play c4 if you play with white pieces. And learn to play positions with typical Queens Gambit tension (with pawns on d4 d5 c4).

Also play on lichess. You can do everything you can on chess.com, but for free

Including puzzles

[wise tangle]

And analysis

[digital star]

You should learn 1. a4 best opening

[fast tide]

I’m not sure if you’re joking or being serious

[strong swan]

joking