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Heroe
Jun 7, 2009
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#1

What's the best defense?

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benedictus
Jun 7, 2009
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#2

Against what attack/opening?

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Heroe
Jun 7, 2009
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#3

d4 and nf3

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kt_flash
Jun 7, 2009
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#4

why would u want to defend >_>

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cat_of_chess
Jun 7, 2009
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#5

The Dutch!

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Golbat
Jun 7, 2009
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#6

Symmetrical pawn thrusts tend to produce closed games, or provoke the attacking side to force an imbalance. So I'd go with 1.e4 e5, 1.d4 d5, 1.c4 c5, etc. as the best defensive openings.

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Flamma_Aquila
Jun 8, 2009
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#7
cat_of_chess wrote:

The Dutch!

Yes, try the Stonewall variation. It is simple, has pretty much no theory, and is solid and fun to play with good attacking chances.

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Heroe
Jun 8, 2009
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#8

ok

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Heroe
Feb 6, 2010
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#9
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Cutebold
Feb 6, 2010
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#10

The Dutch is fun against 1.d4. I play the Leningrad Dutch, not the Stonewall, but both are very interesting and promise a dynamic game for Black. Against 1.Nf3? I usually don't play against that, but Nf6 or d5 are good bets.