Favorite KP Opening as White - French
Favorite KP Opening as Black - French
Favorite QP Opening as White - King's Indian
Favorite QP Opening as Black - King's Indian
Favorite Flank Opening as White - 1.b4 (Sokolsky)
Favorite Flank Opening to face as Black - 1.b4 (Sokolsky)
As white:
Center game (1.e4 e5 2.d4).
Danish gambit. (2…exd4 3.c3).
As black:
Against e4:
Scandinavian (1.e4 d5).
Against d4:
Indian game (1.d4 Nf6).
Nimzo-Indian defense (2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb5).
Against e3:
”Symmetrical variation” (1.e3 e6).
No, I am not an aggressive player. I am a strategical player.
Favorites with 1.e4
Italian
Italian Gambit
Scotch Gambit/ Haxo Gambit via Italian Gambit
Konstantinopolosky Var. of KP opening: Knight Variation
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
Zilbermints Gambit
Diemer-Duhm Gambit of French
Diemer Gambit of Slav
Exchange Monte-Carlo Var. of French
Nimzowitsch Defence Declined
Nimzowitsch Defence
Modern: Three Pawns Attack with 2.f4
Petruccioli Attack of the Pirc via 1.e4 d6 2.h4
Pseudo-Austrian Attack of the Pirc
Austrian Attack of the Pirc
Orthoschnapp Gambit via 1.e4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.Qb3
Favorites against e4
Caro-Kann with 2.e5
Caro-Kann: Masi Variation with 4.e5
3.d5 against the Italian
Scotch with a6 or h6
Old Benoni via 1.d4 c5 2.d5 b5 3.e4
Franco-Nimzowitsch Var. of French
Nimzowitsch Defence
Brick var. of Sicilian
Wing Gambit of Sicilian
2.Na3 against the Sicilian
Staunton-Cochrane Var. of Sicilian
Franco-Benoni Defence
St George Defence
Mediterannean Defence
Franco-Sicilian var. of Open Sicilian
Marshall Attack of Sicilian
Franco-Sicilian Defence
Favorites with 1.d4
Indian Game: Accelerated Var.
QGD
London
BDG
QG
Trompowsky
Chigorin QP via 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3
French Defence: Diemer-Duhm Gambit
Slav Defence: Diemer Gambit
French Defence: Exchange Monte-Carlo Variation
French Defence: Steiner Variation
Jobava London
Favourites against 1.d4
Old-Benoni with 2.b5
Caro-Kann with 2.e5
Caro-Kann: Masi Var. with 4.e5
Slav
Semi-Slav
QP: Horowitz Defence
English Defence
Nimzowitsch Defence
Franco-Nimzowitsch French via 1.d4 e6 2.e4 Nc6
Franco-Benoni Defence
St George Defence
Mediterannean Defence
Franco-Sicilian var. of Open Sicilian
Franco-Sicilian Defence
Marshall Attack of Sicilian
Favorites with 1.Nf3
Nimzowitsch Defence
Nimzowitsch Defence Declined
Italian
London
QGD with Nf3
QP with Nf3
Agincourt Defence 2.Nf3 via 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4
Modern, Three Knights Slav via 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3
Favorites against 1.Nf3
Basman Defence
Ross Gambit
Busch-Gass Gambit
3.d5 against the Italian
Favorites against 1.e4
Carr Defence
Favorites with 1.Nc3
Jobava London
Chigorin QP
Modern Scandi with 2.Nc3
Vienna
Reversed Mexican Defence
Four Knights
Three Knights
Guiocco Piano
Guiocco Piano with 5.d4
Favorites against 1.Nc3
Laroche Gambit
Favorites with 1.c4
Vampire Opening/Gambit
Vampire Double Gambit
Vampire Triple Gambit
Agincourt Defence 2.Nf3
French Defence : Diemer-Duhm Gambit via 1.c4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.d4
French Defence : Steiner Variation via 1.c4 e6 2.e4
Slav Defence : Diemer Gambit
Slav Defence
Semi-Slav Defence
French Defence : Exchange Monte-Carlo Variation via 1.c4 e6 2.e4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5
Orthoschnapp Gambit via 1.c4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.Qb3
Indian Game : Accelerated Variation via. 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 b6
Indian Game : Slav-Indian Defence via 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 c6
Modern , Three Knights Slav via 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
English Opening : Symmetrical , Wing Gambit
Favourites against 1.c4
Jaenisch Gambit 1.c4 b5
Favorite offbeat flank opening as white: Ware Opening 1.a4
Favorite offbeat flank opening as black: St George Defence 1.a6 or Carr Defence 1.h6
Favorite 1. d4, both colors. Favorite 1. e4 both colors and favorite off beat both colors
My favorite e4 openings as black is Sicilian najdorf
Favorite e4 as white is Ruy Lopez
Favorite d4 as black is Nimzo Indian, Bogo indian, and queens gambit declined
Favorite d4 as white is practically any variation of KID and queens gambit accepted
Favorite off beat as black is Modern defense
Favorite off beat as white is either nimzo Larsen or reti gambit
What are your favorite openings throughout these categories?