Hi guys! Im Viper and about intermediate in chess but lately I realized my openings are way to defensive resulting in a draw due to time. I heard that people here are very friendly so even mentioning a name of an opening would help! Thats it and I hope to learn more using this site!
Hey Viper!
As White: Scotch Game and Gambit, Sicilian: Delayed Alapin, Caro-Kann: Advanced Panov, Toikannen Gambit, French Defense: Advance, Paulsen (Milner-Barry Gambit; Main Line, Euwe Variation; watch ChessDojo's video: How to make French Players Squirm) Queen's Pawn Opening: Accelerated London System, Scandinavian (Mieses-Kotrc with 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 (Bxf3 5. Bxf3 Qe5+/Qe6+ 6. Qe2 Qxe2+ 7. Bxe2) Nf6/Nc6 5. d4 Nf6/Nc6 6. c4 Qd8 7. Be3; Modern, Marshall with 3... Nc6 4. c4 Nb6/Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 (Bxf3 7. Bxf3)
As Black, 1. e4 e5 openings: Italian (Two Knights Defense: Knight Attack, Polerio; Knight Attack, Ulvestad; Knight Attack, Traxler Counterattack; Modern Bishop's Opening: Giuoco Piano, Giuoco Pianissimo; 4. 0-0: Giuoco Piano, Four Knights), Ruy Lopez (Berlin, Rio Gambit; Berlin into Morphy, Neo-Arkhangelsk; Morphy into Morphy, Exchange, 4... dxc6; Morphy into Morphy, Arkhangelsk; Jaenisch Gambit), Scotch (Mulaniak; Schmidt; or Classical, Paulsen Attack), Vienna (Falkbeer, Mainline, Breyer; or Falkbeer, Mainline, Paulsen), Four Knights (Spanish, Rubenstein Countergambit; Giuoco Piano: Four Knights).
As Black: 1. d4 Nf6 openings: Grunfeld (Exchange, Classical; Exchange, Modern Exchange; Stockholm; Brinckmann; Kemeri; Schlecter; Three Knights transposes into Slav: Modern, Schlecter with c6), Neo-Gruenfeld, KID (Four Pawns Attack; Samisch; Fianchetto; Orthodox can transpose into Benoni: Modern, Classical), Benoni (Modern, Classical; Modern, Snake; Hromadka System; Weenink), Benko Gambit (Declined: Mainline; Declined: Quiet Line; Half-Accepted: Pawn Return Variation; Half-Accepted: Modern; Half-Accepted; Fully Accepted: Mainline)
As Black: 1. c4 c5: Ultra-Symmetrical, Mecking Variation.
Hi guys! Im Viper and about intermediate in chess but lately I realized my openings are way to defensive resulting in a draw due to time. I heard that people here are very friendly so even mentioning a name of an opening would help! Thats it and I hope to learn more using this site!