Looking to complete my repertoire

I'm not a strong player by any means, but I've found that by understanding my openings, I find middlegame positions easier, which translates to more success. Currently my repertoire is quite limited, consisting of the Scotch as white (I feel very comfortable in this opening), and the Petroff as black against 1.e4 (I only picked this up a few days ago, so I'm not 100% sure yet). I like openings that open up the board and lead to attacking positions (I'm not sure if this is the correct terminology or if it makes sense, it's just what came to mind).

What I'm looking for:

- Responses to the French, Caro, Sicilian, KID, etc, that I can learn and thematically suit my style.

- A response to 1.d4 openings as well at 1.c4 and 1.Nf3

- Of course, if there are any suggestions for alternatives to the Petroff I am willing to take those into account.

Any help would be appreciated  

Against 1.d4, I like the Semi-Slav which is very solid and (if you want) play some very crazy positions. Check out my Semi-Slav study which should have way more than you need to play it but it has a lot of explanations especially in the middlegame. Also, it is usually great against 1.Nf3 as a lot of times, it transposes naturally

Against the English, I usually play the English Defense (1...b6) but it's probably better to play this set-up the Chess Vibes suggest here where it is a lot easier for you to play and probably better than what I play.

KID is a 1.d4 opening but if you want to learn to play against it, check out my Queen's Gambit Study. 

For the Caro, check out Eric Rosen's Study and Video explanation on how to beat it.

As a French player, I would recommend you play 3.Nc3 or 3.Nd2. The Advance is a great opening but the other two are much less seen especially at your level so you can be better prepared for opening mistakes.

The way I study openings is through chess books and/or the opening explorer on Lichess using both master and Lichess games. With different openings, I recommend you try to put it in one pgn only so you can put it into Chesstempo to study. 

Also, here is my Nizmo-Larsen Attack (1.b3) Gambit

So I would assume you prefer open positions and active piece play. The Sicilian main line (2.Nf3 and 3.d4) will suit you well for its rich play and attacking possibilities. Against the Caro-Kann, try the Panov Attack to see if you're OK playing with an IQP. Against the French, main line 3.Nc3 would be my suggestion, although it's a difficult choice because nothing would guarantee an open position.

Thank you for these suggestions - I guess I only hesitate about the Semi-Slav because stylistically it seems quite closed which I'm uncomfortable with at this point, but after looking at the study, I can certainly see its active potential. I'll give it a go!

The resources seem really useful, and I'm definitely not averse to the mainline French, etc. Thank you so much!

I looked briefly at the Panov, obviously I need to do more reading but I find the positions quite enticing - thank you for that suggestion. Mainline Sicilians worry me due to the likelihood of my opponent having prepped a specific line, however that's more of a concern for OTB tournaments rather than my online games. Regarding the French, I am aware that I cannot force an open position, and I recognise that I need to work on closed positions, but the mainline seems fun and I don't mind the look of some of the popular positions. Thank you so much for your help!

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"the Scotch as white" ++ That is good
"the Petroff as black" ++ That is good

"Responses to the French" ++ Play the exchange variation 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5 4 Nf3, it transposes to the Petrov
"Caro" ++ Play the Panov 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4
"Sicilian" ++ Play the Alapin 1 e4 c5 2 c3
"KID" ++ Does not happen if you open 1 e4

"A response to 1.d4 openings" ++ Queen's Gambit Accepted: 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4. It is most open and was the choice of Kasparov as he abandoned the King's Indian Defence.

Thank you for this - I mislabelled the Modern as the KID. My mistake. Aside from that, this looks good - the Queen's Gambit Accepted especially seems like a good option for my style. 

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"I mislabelled the Modern as the KID."
++ Modern defence 1 e4 g6 and Pirc defence 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 g6 do not occur often.
The raw attack e4 - d4 - Nc3 - Be3 - Qd2 - f3 - Nge2 - Bh6 - O-O-O - Kb1 - h4 - h5 works well.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1011478 

PTERANODON7 what is your long-term goal, other than attacking positions? Rating? Longevity? You can get attacking positions out of the Scandinavian, Modern Defence, Englund Gambit, Benko Gambit, Benoni Defense, Kings Indian, but I don't think they fit the bill with a purpose of becoming a titled player. The Petroff will get you on the receiving end of the attack "Cochrane Gambit" But if you are just out to have fun and be competitive pick up Gambiteer 1 and 2 by Davies. If you want to be more invested pick-up Coffeehouse Chess 1 and 2 by Jones  for a White Repertoire, but I think Shaw in his series has a better approach to the Scotch and Caro-Kann. I think you can find attacking play in any opening you just have to know the limits of that particular set-up. For instance with my limited ability the Nimzo-Larsen, Alekhine Defence, Englund Gambit, Modern Defence keep me in the 1900-2000 range online and OTB If you are going for big game play the English as White, Najdorf and Grunfeld as Black and don't look back! I think first you must know the reason and goals you have playing this game.

In that case, I recommend you transpose into a Pirc. Reason being that there is a high probability trap in this opening that Jonathon Schrantz made a video on here. Even if they don't fall for it, you still get a good position

I started like you playing scotch and the petroff with black

If you are a romantic player , agresive , you do not fear gambits and all that stuff I recommend you to play these effective lines:

I forgot modern defense, caro pirc z it is very effective with black , to play for a win

Against the French: 3.Bd3!? is an interesting sideline that can quickly become dangerous if the opponent isn't careful. Exchange variation also possible but kind of dry if Black copies White.

Against Caro: Exchange Caro

Against the Sicilian: I like to recommend the Closed Sicilian to intermediate players because White has pretty reasonable development and a clear plan of building up an attack on the kingside (see Spassky games for examples)

Versus 1.d4: depends on what kind of game you are looking for. Judging from your choice of Petroff versus 1.e4, I assume you prefer more positional/quiet games, so the QGD against the Queen's Gambit would be good if you take the time to learn and practice it (although can be difficult to understand). 

Versus 1.c4 and/or 1.Nf3: you won't see them often. In the case you do try to transpose into 1.d4 lines 

zuhulu repertoire seems very familiar. What's that about?

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/this-is-my-hyper-agressive-repertoire

As black, against almost anything other than e4 you can try any variation of the Dutch. I'd recommend Leningrad or classical. 

Against caro-kann the fantasy variation hasn't been mentioned yet and is quite tricky and aggressive.

against the french, kings indian attack is somewhat systematic but if you're feeling adventurous there's also the almost sound super fun to play wing gambit

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4

3.Bd3 looks like a fun line! I'll certainly give that a try. I feel like my choice of Petroff was made on a somewhat incorrect assumption that the positions are thematically fairly open, however I have enjoyed my study and games with it, and so I decided to continue. I am currently looking at the Queen's Gambit Accepted as suggested by another contributor, but I will investigate the QGD as a perhaps safer option. Thank you very much for your suggestions!

I was intrigued by some Dutch positions, they look fascinating and very exciting - might have to give them a try. Thanks for the suggestion! I also like the look of the fantasy - I will have to investigate that alongside the widely recommended Panov.

Can reccommend responding with 1...e6 to the english, which often transposes to a Queen Gambit declined. If you're comfortable with that opening its an easy way to achieve it against the english.

Well, some of these lines are indeed aggressive, but not necessarily open.  In some cases, you cannot have both!  For example, the Exchange French is open, but White gets no attack what-so-ever.

Also, the KID is a queen pawn opening, so no need for that one.

French - 3.Nc3.  It and 3.e5 are the only lines that White gets anything.  3.Nc3 is the more aggressive approach.  3.e5 is the more positional approach.  There is a book coming out soon on beating the Winawer with 7.h4 from Thinkers Press.

Caro-Kann - Fantasy Variation (3.f3).  There is a whole book written on it from 2014 published by New In Chess

Sicilian - Closed Sicilian - White gets a fairly straight-forward Kingside Attack.  Excellent book on it by Carsten Hansen - The Closed Sicilian - Move by Move.

Hope this helps.