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vc153415

After 1. d4 there are many good moves.

Wich move is your favourite for black in this position? Thanks for writing it in your comment.

A: 1...d5 (Queens pawn game)

B: 1...Nf6 (Indian game)

C: 1...c5 (Old benoni defence)

D: 1...f5 (Dutch)

E: 1...e6 (Queens pawn game)

F: 1...g6 (Modern defence)

G: Another move (please write wich move)


Number of votes until now*:

Move:      Number of votes:    Percentage:

1...Nf6   -         7                -          39%

1...d5  -            6                -          33%

1...c5   -           2                -          11%

1...b5   -           1                -          6%

1...f5    -           1               -           6%

1...d6   -           1                -          6%

*If it's not updated, I will udate it as soon as possible.

TheGreatOogieBoogie

1...Nf6 with 1...f5 as a respectable second.  I like 1...Nf6 because it's flexible, develops, and one may transpose to a QGD later.  

I likewise like 1...f5 because of its great transpositional potential, one can avoid nasty sidelines with certain move orders.  The mainline is quite fun from either side: 1.d4,f5 2.Nf3,g6 3.g3,Bg7 4.Bg2,Nf6 5.0-0,0-0 6.c4,d6 7.Nc3,Qe8 8.d5,Na6 (8...a5 is good too) 9.Nd4,Nc5 it's anyone's game, black's e6 weakness is glaring but unless something goes horribly wrong it can't be exploited.  Heck, some people even play a piece to e6 for it to get captured where the white e6 pawn plugs the weakness!  If the black king ends up on h8 he still has a fast route to the center for the endgame due to the open diagonals.  Black has some nice piece activity.  However, this variation is by no means forced and white has many viable sidelines to make black uncomfortable.  

1...Nf6 leads to a Queen's Indian, Nimzo-Indian, or even a QGD.

1...e6 is also flexible and would likely be my number 1 if I played the French.  

shine5

A: 1...d5.

vc153415

1 for A, 1 for B, thanks for your votes

skj124325

1...b5, Polish Defence

vc153415

Voting favourite move after 1. d4:

Move:      Number of votes:    Percentage:

1...d5   -           1                -      33%

1...Nf6  -           1                -      33%

1...b5   -           1                -      33%

Dahk_Skvehd_Bichop

I usually play Nf6. So yeah, B.

vc153415

Voting favourite move after 1. d4:

Move:      Number of votes:    Percentage:

1...d5   -           1                -      25%

1...Nf6  -           2                -      50%

1...b5   -           1                -      25%

TheGreatOogieBoogie

The problem with 1...b5 is 2.e4! simply occupying the center, so he stopped 2.c4 but 2.c4 is played to contest the center.   

ploepie

A: 1...d5

AussieMatey

1 ...f6  -  it controls e5 and g5 and gives the King some air - a triple action move!

EvgeniyZh

1.. Nf6 followed by c5 and e6

e4_guy

1...c5

This is opening which i hate the most. :)

vc153415

Voting favourite move after 1. d4:

Move:      Number of votes:    Percentage:

1...d5   -           2                -          29%

1...Nf6  -           3                -          43%

1...b5   -           1                -          14%

1...c5   -           1                -          14%

Is the vote 1...f6 from AussieRookie serious? AussieRookie has a live standard rating of 1900, and I think it is very difficult to get a rating of 1900 by playing 1...f6. I also watched the games archive from AussieRookie and AussieRookie never played 1...f6 on chess.com.

 

 

AussieMatey

I'm saving it up to unleash it on an (un)suspecting Dutchman - it has some amazing hidden tactical resources! Smile

LightningBoltOfZeus

1.f5

aliboron

1.../Nf6 is my choice as well vs 1.d4 than 1.e4

SJFG

1...d5

meulmch

G: 1.....d6
I always feel like a giant black cat playing that move ;-) Wink


vc153415

Voting favourite move after 1. d4:

Move:      Number of votes:    Percentage:

1...d5   -           3                -          25%

1...Nf6  -           5                -          42%

1...b5   -           1                -          8%

1...c5   -           1                -          8%

1...f5    -           1               -           8%

1...d6   -           1                -          8%