E4 players - what opening system/sequence makes you cringe?

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pawnsacri
Somebody made one for d4 players so this had to be done. Mine would be a booked up Caro-Kann since i have trouble playing my pet line against it which is the two knights attack.
cyboo
Mine would be the Wazinsky attack. I have no idea how to defend against it!
rdmccarthy
Something about the Scandinavian defence always makes me cringe. I have a good record against it, but I just find it so ugly ...

Also not a fan of playing against the stonewall.

In general though there's no reply to 1.e4 that I'm *really* uncomfortable with.

soni777chess
rdmccarthy wrote:
Something about the Scandinavian defence always makes me cringe. I have a good record against it, but I just find it so ugly ...

Also not a fan of playing against the stonewall.

In general though there's no reply to 1.e4 that I'm *really* uncomfortable with.

Stonewall? I thought that was just against 1.d4?

 

dfgh123

owen's defence type set up, with the player just making his own theory up

Loudcolor

Everyone plays e4 which is why I won't .

Alltheusernamestaken
dfgh123 wrote:

owen's defence type set up, with the player just making his own theory up

I totally agree

Alltheusernamestaken

Owen defense it's cringy sad.png

I prefer to play against de modern as black usually castles kingside and it gives good attacking chances for white if you castle queenside

mkkuhner

I loathe the kind of Petrov's Defense that seems to be aiming for an Exchange French transposition (and I loathe the Exchange French equally when I'm Black).  I just don't care for the pawn structure, and in last year's State Women's Championship a little girl rated 800 drew me with it.  Ouch.  (Admittedly that little girl is now rated 1400.  But still.)

NichtGut

Petrov Defense.

TastyFrenchFries

Na6 refutes e4

Awesomeqt1998

e4 b5??? 😱

lkjaweqewrqwerq

Marshall   counter attack.......

soni777chess

Have you tried the Anti-Marshall?

lkjaweqewrqwerq

which one? 8h3 Bb7 9 d3 d5 is  is good similar pawn sacrifice 10exd5 Nxd5 11Nxe5 Nxe5!(Nd4 may give white somethink)   12Rxe5 Qd6 13Re1 Rae8. 8a4 b4 followed with d5 sac is some cases.And 8d4 d6 9c3 Bg4 give  me Yates var which i dont want play.

Elkapann

Awwww.... no one fears the alekhine then?