We all know u guys like 2 open with d4. What is your favourite d4 based opening?

Queen's Gambit Accepted

Queen's Gambit Declined

Queen's Gambit Slav

Trampovsky Attack

Torre Attack

King's Indian Defense

Queen's Indian Defense

Other

Queen's Gambit Declined is my answer

all of them are good, well Queen's Gambit Declined like it too

Queen's Gambit Accepted

Queen's Gambit Declined 2

Queen's Gambit Slav

Trampovsky Attack

Torre Attack

King's Indian Defense

Queen's Indian Defense

Other

Queen's Gambit Accepted

I like playing against the King's Indian defense, and it's even better if I can get into the four-pawn attack. The Saemisch attack is very good also.

I don't really enjoy seeing 1. ... d5 because black is likely to put up a more fierce resistance (slav, meran or q.g.a.) even when white is playing against a less-skilled opponent.

I'm perfectly at home playing the Queen's Gambit no matter where it leads. My favorite opening is probably the Trompowsky though. It leads to very distinctive play and though uncommon is sound, dynamic and aggressive. I often play the Levitsky and Hopton attacks too.

I open with d4, followed by e4, then Nc3 and Nf3, leaving an empty box in the middle. What's this opening called?

turn, suppose i play d5.

1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 exf3

ur opening is flawed.

oh, that usually happens. So I move Nc3, then Nf3, and if by then I can still moved5, I move it.

queen's gambit accepted is the best, but nobody plays that

kings indian defense

I always use the Colle System

but no indian defenses as black, except maybe nimzo indian, which btw aabbccdd didn't include

Blackmar Diemer Gambit.. although Nf3 only arises after something like 1 d4 d5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 e4 de 4 f3 ef 5 Nxf3    (ie Nf3 ?)

How about the London System (1.d4 d5 2.bf4 nf6 3.nf3). Very safe and very interesting

I like playing against Queen's Gambit Accepted. It tends to give white a very nice positional advantage.

i like playing the white side of a nimzo indian

    Black's best defense may be the Benko Gambit.  It can be tactical, or a longish type of draw.  It can also be played with colors reversed.  Often the best White can do is offer the draw.

  If you are looking for a Black Defense I recommend Tal's games with the Modern Benoni Defense, Alekhine's games with the Nimzo-Indian Defense (2 losses in 40 games) and Lasker's games with the Albin Counter Gambit (no losses in 7 games).  The Albin used to be a surprize weapon but is very standard now.  Black plays a pawn down and the moves are simple for both sides.  If you play the Dutch Stonewall Defense as a forcing opening, so did Botvinnik.

    Tal, Lasker, Alekhine and Botvinnik were all world champions. 

Any questions?    Consult them.