Post your favorite response to 1.e4

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15th March 2009, 12:55pm
#21
by rich34788
Shakespeare's leafy county United Kingdom
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 458

I'm currently using 1...Nf6 as it forces white to defend his pawn and stops him playing the game he wanted to. 

15th March 2009, 12:56pm
#22
by kenmack
United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 310

...c5 is the only response as far as I know.

15th March 2009, 01:06pm
#23
by Alpha0
United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 107

I could play e6, or c6 Nc6 but really if someone wants to start out with e4, I'll take their challenge with e5 as their are so many variations after that.. and there is no better feeling than to crush your oponents strongest opening.. if possible.

 

I wont play c5 btw because i think its terribly slow and leads to a boring game.

15th March 2009, 01:08pm
#24
by uritbon
tel aviv Israel
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1001

well. in individual games i have tried any response (a5,h5,b5 excluded for stupidity) but my "natural" impulse nowdays is the french e6. i never tried studying any opening so intensively... not that i study the french intensively. :)

15th March 2009, 02:39pm
#25
by PeterArt
Luijk Belgium
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 596

hey  i'm not folowing statistics it seams :)
I rather play e6 later it might become e5, but first i think about strong defense.
in which my queen might help. Attack will folow later, altough one might try to interupts white attack but with only e4 i'm not sure which attack he will gonna play, so i let him play and look on how to adapt while plaing defensive. (as a lot of attack have e4 in common).

15th March 2009, 03:03pm
#26
by benonidoni
Minnesota United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 74

e6 french but white tends to exchange right away. Assumes I know the lines I suppose.

d6 pirc is fun but I keep getting BE3 BD3 BD2 all mixed up.

15th March 2009, 04:04pm
#27
by bombadilo101
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 30

gonna have to say e5...

15th March 2009, 04:06pm
#28
by redbird1
fairfax United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 42

i would go e5 then d6 to start stonwall attack!!!!!!!!

15th March 2009, 05:08pm
#29
by ep_knightsman
el paso United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 38

how about d6?

or some obscene beginner's routine? lik 1. e4 a5. lol

15th March 2009, 05:13pm
#30
by MyNames
United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 488

Nf6, d6, or e5

15th March 2009, 05:14pm
#31
by spoiler
North Bergen, New Jersey United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 311
kenmack wrote:

...c5 is the only response as far as I know.


 No question about it....

1. e4

1.--c5

there is nothing better in my opinion, if black wants to win

If blacks plans to draw?

1.--c6

or

1.--e5

15th March 2009, 05:15pm
#32
by chass1949
Owings Mills, MD United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 12

Laugh hysterically and try to freak him out!

15th March 2009, 05:16pm
#33
by Daniel3
Canada
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 612

My favorite response is actually 1...e6; heading into a French Defence. This opening has always been a favorite of mine, and I find that Black can get good piece play in exchange for a somewhat cramped queen's bishop. In particular, c5 pawn breaks and good knight play are trademarks of a French Defence, so it suits my style.

1...c5 is also quite fun to try out, although it is vastly complex and almost too popular at my club.

1...c6, a Caro-Kann, used to be my favorite defence for quite some time, but I've been having big problems with some of Black's lines that give White too much space. It will stay up on the shelf until I find some suitable counters.

1...e5 is solid, but somewhat dreary. I play it when I simply can't think of what else to play. (Since I am familiar with many of its lines.)

1...d5 is awful. Never touch it.

1...Nf6 is fun for me to try out sometimes. I use it a surprise weapon when I'm playing a game I don't absolutely have to win.

15th March 2009, 05:22pm
#34
by jlouise03
Valenzuela City Philippines
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 24

i would go for e5

15th March 2009, 05:26pm
#35
by mhtraylor
Mississippi United States
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 125

1...d5

15th March 2009, 05:28pm
#36
by Cevilchess
Springtown TX United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 63

c5

15th March 2009, 05:38pm
#37
by footballfansback
British Virgin Islands
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 26

im a big fan of alekhines ... 1. ...Nf6. that said ive been playing french alot lately. its extra sharp! :)

15th March 2009, 05:44pm
#38
by jonnyjupiter
Northamptonshire England
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 744

Always e6, although I'm checking out the main lines of c5 at present. Probably will stick with e6 forever though - I've invested a lot of time learning lines and it gives me solidity and enough counter-chances.

15th March 2009, 05:47pm
#39
by ep_knightsman
el paso United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 38

Tally so far reads:

Nc6 - 1

E5 - 9

Nf6 - 6

C5 - 9

D6 - 4

E6 - 7

A7 - 1

B6 - 1

C6 - 3

G6 - 2

D5 - 5

Nh6 - 1

Laugh Hysterically and try to freak him out - 1

15th March 2009, 06:05pm
#40
by rob9258
Oak Park United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 154

Big fan of 1...e5.


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