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what will more suit an aggressive player like me and offer more tactical opportunities

ewq85

I prefer grunefeld. Nimzo you usually give up the bishop pair quickly and I don't like that. Grunefeld you just jump all over d4 until it falls.

schachfan1

In Grünfeld, d4 does not always fall Smile

schachfan1

my favorite for White there is Nf3 followed by Qb3 (when I sometimes do play 1.d4)

schachfan1

The same in Nimzovich (and probably in most of openings) - if either of opponents is very eager to dry out the game - there are chances that the game will be dried out

schachfan1

I used to play Albin for some period, probably 7-8 years ago, agree, Budapest is more unpleasant for White than Albin, especially when Black is prepared in Budapest. When I was a student, I happened to participate in a small tournament, in another town. The leader of their chess club was a fan of Budapest, I did not know that :)) After that tournament, when I did happen to play 1.d4 as White (in about 95 games of 100 I play 1.e4), as White, upon 1.d4 Nf6 I became very fond of 2.Nf3 instead of 2.c4 Smile However, after having spent some time working on good ways for White in Budapest, I returned to the "normal" 2.c4 )))))