Defense to 1.e4

I need a dynamic, easy to learn (like in three days), and fun defense to 1.e4. This is one of my ideas, myself being a David Bronstein fan...

but I am still very unsure... I have a tournament coming in just a few days and I am stuck.

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dynamic and easy to learn don't really go hand in hand...

The fench defense is a great defense to e4, the ideas are easy to grasp and memorizing lines is not very important (at least in steintz defense). French defense can also be played through out your entire chess career!

I encourage you to look it up.

I prefer 1...e5. It gives you central control. (if 2.Nf3 Nc6 if 2.Bc4 Nf6 if 2.Nc3 Nf6)

My advice. You don't have to accept it, of course.

Thanks,

I love the french, but cannot stand the exchange variation, so I gave it up

French is my main defense. Also, if you want really dynamic, I suggest the Sicilian Dragon - easy to learn, plus almost same concepts as King's Indian Defense vs d4, so that's two defenses down. :)

More French Lovers I see

Hey, man. I would suggest playing the Sicilian Najdorf...

Thanks but there is too much theory for me to learn, although it is a great opening. I have to learn it in three days!!!

I think that Latvian Gambit isn't that hard to learn it it should be fun as it's a gambit.

But my favourite response to 1.e4 is O'Kelly Sicilian

I fell in love with this opening about 3 years ago and play it till now as often as I can

Caro-Kann is easy to learn (but not especially dynamic).

Recommending the Sicilian to a beginner that needs to learn a new opening in 3 days is pretty much the same as chopping the head of someone because he has a minor tooth ache. It's not a good idea.

He can learn a good deal of it it three days. He wouldn't master it by any means. He could spend 3-4 hours a day. That is a lot of time studying one opening. He would be able to learn enough. Besides, the opening isn't that important anyway.

You have a tournament in a few days, and you are just barely NOW getting around to figure out what to do after 1. e4?!!

what are you doing entering a tournament, if you don't even know what to do after (seriously) the first move...is this for real?

After 1. e4, knock your king over. Then get up, and go get a cup of coffee.

yunno what?

try the ulvestad

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 3.exd5 b5!

The sicilian is not a good idea for a beginner, especially not the Najdorf.

One choice is the french, which can lead to interesting structures, but if you dislike closed structures, then the sicilian is a great choice. It offers counterplay and is totally sound, a great combination.

But this all relies on the inferior move 3 d4! If white plays that black can play a sveshnikov-like ...e5, but he's not forced to play d6 and so can play ...Bb4, indeed giving black an excellent position.