A good black opening

The theorey claims an advantage for white in the following lines:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 ed 4. N:d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 0-0 8. Qd2 ,
where white is stronger in the center, and gets the typical "english attack" on the black's king. In contrast to the dragon, black does not play on the c-file here...
Anyway there is not so much material available, compared to the dragon.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. a4!
(not 7.Qe2 , since after 7.... ed 8. N:d4 Ne5 9. Bb3 c5 10. Nf5 B:f5 11. ef Re8
black is fine) 7....c6 8. Qe2 b6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Ba2
White has a lot of space, and can calmly prepare an attack against the black king, which involves moves like Nh4-f5, Bg5 and/or f2-f4. Black's only counterplay is a6 and then b6-b5 , still without real threats.
In contrast to Ruy Lopez, the white bishop is active FROM THE BEGINNING.
Well, as I said elsewhere, all this does not mean yet, that black is objectively lost in these two variants.
Perhaps, Philidor is one of those openings which still make a draw....
Mandelshtam


No such animal. No opening wins, loses or draws. They merely give an advantage or equalize. Players lose in the opening but it is the fault of the player, not of the opening. As white you are trying to maximize the advantage of moving first. Generally, with black, you are looking to equalize and if you are playing for a win you want a "dynamic" equality where the position contains imbalances that you can use. You are chasing a chimera that does not exist. Retailor your expectations and an opening can be found.
yes, I prefer Pirc, compared to Philidor.
But the position in Pirc is more asymmetric, that is, a draw is less likely...
Mandelshtam

ok...this one is called elefants atak
i dont now how to use it but im learning it ..:)
i ll tell u everything i now about this strange counter atak
the best move for white is N:e5 cause if e:d5 blak can do that! e4!!and if Nd4 blak can destroy his enemy!
if u have any ideas about this opening plz send me an email
ok...this one is called elefants atak
i dont now how to use it but im learning it ..:)
i ll tell u everything i now about this strange counter atak
the best move for white is N:e5 cause if e:d5 blak can do that! e4!!and if Nd4 blak can destroy his enemy!
if u have any ideas about this opening plz send me an email
I remember it has once been analysed in "Caissiber" (editor is Stefan Buecker, who is also an IM). You might ask him.
Mandelshtam

The Winawer is fun but the line your gave for White is inferior to the main line. It also ignores that White does not have to enter the Winawer. That said the French is a good opening for black. It gives less chance for a win, than say, the Najdorf Sicilian but less chance for a loss as well.
Before you pick an opening for black decide what you want to accomplish as Black (play for a win, play to not lose, etc) and what resources (time, references, skill, style), that you have. From there you can start to pick an opening.
The question to ask, as several people have said here, is what do you want to achieve?
I would go a bit further than to decide if you want to go for a win, or for a draw. I would say that you should decide to learn in every game.
Apologies if I'm wrong, but you seem to be a beginner (as I am), so you should be looking to improve. Standard teaching on openings seems to be that you should play open positions before closed positions, tactical before positional. So go for open positions as Black, like 1... e5, or 1... d5. Then, when you are happy with these, move onto the French defense, then onto semi-closed positions, and finally closed positions
As a weak player who didn't know any openings at all (and still doesn't know much), I found myself losing frequently when I would begin with e4, and instead of the expected e5, I got e6. I thought that this must be a weaker move, and was curious what sort of gimmick they were up to. After losing consistently, I eventually read about something called the French Defense, and have had good luck playing it.
The key is that if you are asking such a general question, I assume that you, like me, aren't the strongest player and have little formal training. I find that I can't beat the strong players regardless, but the French Defense throws off other weak players, allowing me to win the game some times.