Opining to beat d4 and reach expert

So my Uscf is about 1800. i want to be a expert. all of my games i am crushing and do really well once i survive out of the opining. all adcept when i have black peices and white plays d4. im looking for a strong response somthing that is not drawish that is strong and attacking . all suggestions would be great :)! thanks

The King's Indian or Bogo/Nimzo Indian.

queens gambit accepted

My opening's for fighting d4 in the order that I like them.

1 Nimzo indian: strongest theoretical reply to d4. Not drawish at anything other then at the top level or if white whimps out. I do have a remedy for when white avoids it with 3 Nf3.

2. Semi slav: A great system vs d4 that every good player should know. I often transpose to this by playing 3 c6 when white plays 3 Nf3 vs the nimzo

3 Gruenfeld: Very interesting opening. As a warning this can be drawish if white doesn't want to take risk.

4 Kings indian: Not as respected as back when Fischer or Kasparov used it. Still tricky if your opponents are not named Kramnik and certainly not drawish.

5 Old slav: Newbie's to d4 actually can become confused vs the old slav.

6. Queens Gambit Declined: Its a good defense but I do feel that white holds the edge for a while.

7 Queens Gambit accepted: Fully sound and many people shun it. In this era many people play the queens gambit not knowing how to handle black accepting it. There are more redeming qualties to this defense then many people realize.

8. Chigorin: Interesting defense. I find it cool and tricky for white. May be the worst objectively on this list but if its good enough for a 2700 + who plays interesting chess then it can serve people with a taste for a sharp fight well.

9. Queens indian: Really no reason for this to be low on this list. Its a great defense, Not to my taste and certainly more drawish then some other defenses to d4 however

10. Bennoni/ Benko gambit: Takes a certain person to like these defenses, as they do give up space The bennoni was a favorite of Tal so there must be something to it. Many expert level patzers without ambition do well with the Benko gambit.

I recommend if your playing in a public tournament take a 600 pound female wrestler and have her stand behind you and stare down your opponent! Lol

play the benko Please be relevant, helpful & nice!

Work on your technique more than opening theory. If anything, just stick with the mainlines. Other than that, anything below master is still susceptible to tactical oversights. If your technique is strong enough, the opening wouldn't matter as much as long as you play moves that do not lose immediately and you are able to spot tactical flaws.

If you're looking for something that is tactical ("attacking"), I suggest the Semi-Slav.  It is absolutely crazy.  However, you must be extremely careful with it.  KID is also good for tactical players.  Any opening actually, depending on how you play it.

What do you play against 1. e4?  What have you played against 1. d4? (It cannot be too bad if you're 1800.)

BTW, I also was really worried about openings being drawish and so avoided quiet lines.  After playing though, I found I favor quieter lines and I don't usually draw with them.  Overall, the best thing to do is to try an opening that interests you.  Keep it if you like it.  If not, move on.

I'm nearly 2000 USCF and I've switched openings several times. Openings can be important, but usually don't determine the outcome of OTB tournament games.

d4...d5    c4...e6    Nc3....c5    cxd5....cxd4  Qxd4..Nc6  Qd1...exd5  Qxd5..Bd7   Nf3..Nf6  Qd1..Bc5   e3....Qe7 intending castling queenside   shara henning gambit .......unclear

The problem with the KID is that it's super theoretical. Same for the Grunfeld.

I agree with the above that it takes a certain person to play it, but the Benko could be an option. Or Dutch Leningrad, which is not too theoretical but still solid enough to be played periodically at the Super-GM level with mixed results.