You can fight back with the queenside bishop fianchetto after d4 d5
Best defence against e4
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I_PLAYLIKE_CARUANA wrote:
No caro and French are good openings I have a respect for them but the problem with them is they are little too passive in the center which I don't like I like to challenge white in the center from very first move therefore e5 and c5 are my top choice and recommendation, this was the main reason why I switched to grunfeld from kids
I think it shouldnt be a question of KID or the Grunfeld. It should be Grunfeld and KID! That is what Kasparov brought to the table in his world championship matches against Karpov. If you just play the Grunfeld what happened to Peter Svidler against Sam Shankland could happen to you. Sam played an anti grunfeld line that forced the game into a KID position. and was able to beat Svidler.
Feb 15, 2022
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#65
c5 pressures d4 and e4 is under attack from fianchetto and a potential d4
Feb 15, 2022
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#66
I’m just saying that it can be a surprise opening that can be good in blitz or bullet to confuse your opponent and it is pretty light on theory
Feb 15, 2022
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#67
True but I occasionally use it because I like the queenside counter openings better for black. I don’t like closed openings like the Caro Kann or french, I’m not a fan of scandinavian, and I think e5 gives a slight edge to white. That is why I play the Benoni against d4 and occasionally use Owens defense
Feb 15, 2022
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#70
I don't think there is a primary "best" defense against e4. There is, however, "best defences" against 1.e4.
Jai4chess wrote:
DubstepJunkie wrote:
Jai4chess wrote:
The Scandinavian is bad
Prove it lol
The engine says after the Scandinavian it is +1.17 advantage to white
Your engine must be a heavy drinker.
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:
Jai4chess wrote:
The engine says after the Scandinavian it is +1.17 advantage to white
Engines don't understand chess.
No. Why do they even beat Magnus Carlsen then?
Why play the Indian Game? To play the whole game in a worse position?
I regularly beat my opponents in this opening.
maybe Najdorf
Feb 16, 2022
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I_PLAYLIKE_CARUANA wrote:
Ya that's why I have 8 openings in my repetoire
As white I play catalan, queens gambit and trompowsky
As black I play petroff, sicilian najdorf, sicilian Schveniggan, grunfeld, symetrical english
Uhm, you have multiple as White because you cannot play any of the 3 you listed all the time. Depends on Black!
Trompowsky requires 1...Nf6 from Black. 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5?! Is highly dubious and the Psuedo-Tromp, not the Trompowsky.
Queen's Gambit requires an early ...d5.
Catalan requires an early ...e6 with the Bishop specifically behind the pawn chain.
And even then, your 3 do not cover everything - Black has ways to avoid all 3 and you need another solution.
1...g6 (Modern Defense)
1...d6 (Depends on White's next move where this goes - 2.e4 leads to the Pirc, Modern, or Philidor, depending on Black. 2.c4 e5!. 2.Nf3 Bg4.)
1...f5 (2.Bg5 is playable here, but 1...e6 may force you into main lines of the Dutch if you play 2.g3 or 2.c4, on the basis that you figure a Catalan, but then 2...f5!, and after 2.c4, 2...b6 - English Defense - is also possible, or 2.e4, French Defense)
1...e6 (See 1...f5 above)
Owens defense is a good way to fight back from a distance