Dear chesslovers,

I have beem playing 1. d4 and 2. c4 for the past 3 years. i find it hard to remember all the theory that comes with that.I am usually on my own after 6 to 8  moves while my opponents still trod down their own book  and pet lines.

As a result my black wins-draws-lossess outperforms my white wins-draws-lossess - you can check out my stats at chess.com.

What do ppl think of the dynamic english by Tony Kosten? 1. c4 2. g3 3. Bg2 against black responses. If you play the lines recommended, what is the most problematic lines you ever face - what problems do you have when using his lines? On the ohter hand, what are the advantages of using his lines?

Should I make the switch?

The one reality of playing Kosten's plan is that Black can practically force play into the Tarrasch variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. If you are comfortable handling the the IQP positions that result then this is not a problem.

I've played many OTB games using Kosten's recommendations and I've gotten perfectly good positions with little memorization required. Players very rarely have a systems mapped out vs. the english and especially vs. the 2.g3 move order so it's not like you're going to get outbooked. If black knows what he is doing he will probably equalize and then you play a game of chess, no big deal.

I found it very dificult for black first time second time dificult third time awkward forth time no probs patience is the key