Queen's Pawn

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26th April 2009, 09:18am
#1
by SteveM
United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 789

Usually I'm a King's Pawn kind of player, but I've noticed a rising popularity in the Queen's Pawn openings (used almost exclusively by Irina Krush!)

Would anyone be willing to share some of their favorite Queen's side openings?

26th April 2009, 09:33am
#2
by DrawMaster
United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 563

The best is the Queen's Gambit, of course. But lots of other lines are quite playable, and almost anything is playable in quick time control chess. Novices often like the Colle and London systems. Gamblers like the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. I've even seen master's level players playing the Stonewall, long considered a weak opening system.

So, your options are numerous.

26th April 2009, 09:33am
#3
by ericmittens
London, ON Canada
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1865

The king's indian from the white AND black side is loads of fun. I'm also a big fan of the exchange grunfeld and the benko gambit. Especially this line!

26th April 2009, 04:38pm
#4
by Dimitrije_Mandic
Niš Serbia
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 223

What about the Torre Attack?

26th April 2009, 05:29pm
#5
by SteveM
United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 789

Thanks everyone for your responses (so far)!

26th April 2009, 05:56pm
#6
by wubowen100
United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 308

The bononi(i think that's how it's spelled?) 1.d4 c5

26th April 2009, 05:59pm
#7
by Mm40
Essex County, New Jersey United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 2148
wubowen100 wrote:

The bononi(i think that's how it's spelled?) 1.d4 c5


it is spelled "Benoni". The old benoni is 1. d4 c5, while the more modern variation is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5

6th June 2009, 06:41pm
#8
by PeterArt
Luijk Belgium
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 591

The unkown.... (so far i couldnt find a name for it.)

6th June 2009, 06:51pm
#9
by benedictus
Buenos Aires Argentina
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 777

For white against 1... d4 I like Queen's Gambit.

Against 1... Nf6 I like Four Pawns Attack.

 

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