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I need some good openings to play with white
snaggat
e4
tygxc

Ruy Lopez 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5

Checkdamate09

I think that corn is better than celery but like idk

RussBell

Here are some of the 'easier' (i.e., less 'theory' to learn) 1.e4 openings for White.....which are sound and very playable at the amateur, club level.  All of these 1.e4 games are so-called "Open" or "Semi-Open" games, where the center is not typically closed, when lines (files, diagonals) can more readily be opened, thus tending to lead to games of a more tactical character (as opposed to maneuvering, positional chess)... 

Scotch Game
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=scotch+game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Game

Ponziani Opening 
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ponziani+opening
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponziani_Opening

Vienna Game & Gambit
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vienna+game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Game

Introduction To The Vienna Game & Gambit
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/introduction-to-the-vienna-game-gambit

The Italian Game – more challenging to learn (i.e., more 'theory') than the above, but a very rich and sound opening complex, which can be played for the rest of your chess career and at the highest levels...
Introduction to The Italian Game & Evans Gambit
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/introduction-to-the-italian-game

Bishop's Opening - an opening 'gateway', leading to a rich variety of openings including several of the above (especially the Italian Game, and with the additional benefit of avoiding the Petroff Defense), which can thus be used to keeps your opponents guessing!...
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bishop%27s+opening
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop%27s_Opening

if you prefer to play 1.d4 as White, then perhaps the 'easiest', yet effective, openings to learn are... 
The Stonewall Attack - I consider this to be a precursor to the London System (there are some similarities, and the Stonewall is easier to learn), and very playable at the amateur, club level...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/stonewall-attack

Introduction to the London System & Jobava London System
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/the-london-system

Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

For more good chess resources, be sure to check out my blog...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

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For sure e4
Zachary_USSR

Ill say Queens gambit it lets you take the center completely if they decline just do normal developing

magipi
Zacharyjov wrote:

Ill say Queens gambit it lets you take the center completely if they decline just do normal developing

Great that you came up with this answer after only 17 months of thinking.

mydoogsolong69
Kaala_Kauwwa

#9 deep😣

mydoogsolong69

gigachad sigma rizz opening not delulu

TwixFlix

queens gambit

theres only 2~3 lines for qga if they hold on to the pawn (for the rest just develop normally)

learn catalan for slav and qgd