what about the queen Indian defense because when i play it it feels strong but im unsure about any complexities and ideas for people who don't know what it is it essentially goes
d4, nf6,c4,e6,nf3,b6
and the other part i have played so far is the fianchetto traditional line and the capablanca variation which is where after the traditional line you do a nimzo indian esc move of bb3
what about the queen knight defense
There is no opening by that name.
The opening you wrote down is this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Indian_Defense
what about the queen knight defense
There is no opening by that name.
The opening you wrote down is this:
Yea for whatever reason I thought knight
This is quite an old topic.
To provide a bit of an update, I have selected the French Defense and Vienna Game so far. I will probably go with the QGD in the future as well.
Why do you care? You are far from being "intermediate level".
At your level, tactics is all that matters.
I know my blitz rating isn't impressive but that's where I just mess around. In matter of fact, chess.com is generally where I mess around; I've recently preferred to play more serious games on Lichess.
I do consider myself to be at least a low end intermediate and gradually forming an opening repertoire a couple openings at a time is my current agenda.
I think 1. e4 at that level makes you a better player in the long run. There is a greater variety of responses that you need to be able to deal with and it takes a while to make a solid 1. e4 repertoire. You need to know the french, italian, giuco, scandi, sicilian, caro, etc. You kind of need to know a variety of different positions or you will plateau if you just play the regular london system game after game.
in the past 6 months i have switched to 1d4 to play the jobava and it has been working out great for me. As black I still play the same 1. ...c6 against d4 or e4. This results in slavs, caros, QGD, etc. My black repertoire is excellent and after taking a jobava course it is pretty rare I get myself into a position Im unfamiliar with. If I am playing multiple games with the same player I will bust out my 1 e4 to surprise them and I haven't really forgotten anything. If anything I am a better 1e4 player after playing many games from the 1d4 perspective. Gotta mix it up!!
I'm only a kid, and I'm already kinda pro. I need more tactics though!
In my opinion the most practical chess repertoire for club level is the London, Scandinavian, and Tarrasch Defense (3...c5 in the QGD).
jobava london is op if you like aggressive attacking games
most people below 1500 do NOT know the theory or how to play against it
as long as you know the main ideas of the jobava london you should be destroying opponents
it singlehandedly boosted my rating over 300 rating points in the last few months from 1700 to 2000
The Jobava is becoming as popular as the Caro Kann as a more offbeat and tricky opening.
My favourite opening as White is the Scotch/Scotch Gambit, and for Black my favourite is the Italian. I like gambits and I prefer attacking chess, though. After all it all depends on your style of play. I'd recommend d4 openings if you prefer solid, positional chess, and e4 openings like the king's gambit or the scotch gambit if you like attacking.
Queen's Gambit Declined Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Gambit_Declined
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I was also playing Nf6 and exf6 classical caro. Until everyone learned it in the last year or so from streamers. And i switched back to the Bf5 lines. Internet is a bad thing 😭