ThrillerFan,
You got me all wrong. I am not dismissing your opinions. On the contrary, I mentioned SPECIFICALLY that what I am saying applies ONLY at 1700-1800 level. I hvae managed to get to my highest rating yet on FICS using this repertoire. If and when I do reach 2000 level players then I will have to spend time learning the main lines.
As white I can play KIA which I have lately adopted, what would be the most king's indian like defense against 1.e4? Would it be something like the Pirc, Modern or something like that. Please help me find a good defense against 1.e4.
Seems like you enjoy the kingside fianchetto. Your most obvious choices would be the Modern, Pirc, or the Sicilian Dragon.
"I am looking for openings where I can adopt a piece set up and plan independently of my opponents reaction."
English Defence?
FishEyedFools wrote: "... 1. Spending way to much time on openings. 2. Not even learning openings correctly. 3. Not wanting to listen to better players. 4. Bottom line...Youre trying to play the person, yourself, when you should be playing the position on the board."
"... I understand your 'schtick' is to be confrontational/rude, its been done to death, but i guess everytime its done, the person likes to think they are being original. Welcome to the interwebz!" - FishEyedFools (February 8, 2018)
"... The questions you have to ask yourself when composing an opening repertoire: 1. 'What are my goals in chess?' ..." - IM Greg Shahade (2012)
http://www.uschess.org/content/view/11634/658
"... A typical way of choosing an opening repertoire is to copy the openings used by a player one admires. ... However, what is good at world-championship level is not always the best choice at lower levels of play, and it is often a good idea to choose a 'model' who is nearer your own playing strength. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
"... The most important criterion in selecting a suitable opening is that one should feel comfortable playing it. ..." - IM Bill Hartston (1981)
"One particular approach to opening repertoire management is the use of universal systems, ... The use of such systems can enable a player to reduce the amount of opening theory he needs to study, ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2003)
"... The most popular [universal system for Black] ... I refer to the King's Indian/Pirc/Modern complex. These lines are characterized by a kingside fianchetto, with such moves as ...g6, ...Bg7, ....d6, ...Nf6, etc. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2003)
"... For the sake of experience and practice it may be well to vary the openings, but for the sake of efficiency it might be better to stick to one single opening for the attack, and one single opening or method of development for the defence. ..." - from Capablanca's Primer of Chess
ThrillerFan,
When I say you can play independently of the opponent then that has to be take with a grain of salt. I don't mean completely ignore the opponent, i.e. when he is threatening to win a center pawn(or key square), ignore it. No, that's not what I mean. I mean, that upto a rating of 1700-1800 you can win by adopting the same plan game after game. I hvae managed to win games lately by adopting the opening
1.e4 e5 2.g3?!
and then later following with moving the f3 knight back and with a king side pawn storm in KID style.
Fine! I'm done posting on this thread! You clearly think you know everything, and that what an OTB 2100 player has to say is totally wrong and that everything I have said has been bullsh*t.
Clearly you think that just because something works when playing against a 1700 clown that it must be a good habit to establish! So you go right ahead and use your delusional mind to play what you think is great chess when really you are creating a bunch of bad habits, and once you start playing against us 2000+ players, you will get smashed every time!
But, of course, you know everything and clearly just asked the question to find something to argue about!
BYE! Enjoy continuing to suck at chess!
Where did pdve indicate that what an OTB 2100 player has to say is totally wrong? Where did pdve indicate that everything you have said has been bullsh*t? Where did pdve indicate something about good habits for playing against 2000+ players? Where did pdve refer to playing great chess? Where did pdve indicate knowledge of everything? Is it pdve who wants to argue, or is it the person who would include ridicule in commentary and read all that stuff into what pdve wrote?
"... If you really want to be great at chess someday, or want to be above 2000-2200, you will greatly help yourself by playing main lines and serious openings. If you don't have these ambitions, you can basically play whatever you want as long as you know something about it. ..." - Greg Shahade (2012)
http://www.uschess.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=16827&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=gregshahade