Against c4, I prefer the Reversed Sicilian setups, including the Reversed Dragon and Reversed Rossolimo. I have dabbled with the Symmetrical English, but not done anywhere near enough reading or research to consider playing it on a regular basis.
Why do non-e4 players play 1. . .e5 against 1. c4? In your case, is it because you're a Sicilian player, so you're aware of white's setup?
I play d4 w/ white. So I hate playing against the Dutch stonewall. I love to see QGD/Slav. As black I hate to see KIA and Reti.
I just recently switched to 1.d4 because I found with 1.e4 I basically hated everything except the Ruy Lopez, 1...c5 and the mainlines of the french Winawer. Seriously the Caro-kann is a huge pain because it is rock solid and black always knows it better than me, the french with 3.dxe4 is so boring I am likely to fall asleep at the board and lose on time, the 3.Qd6 scandinavian is annoying because I always seem to lose my d4 pawn, the Alekhine's is really a nasty surprise because I rarely face it and when I do I always forget what the hell I am supposed to do, the Latvian and Elephant gambits are a pain because I know they are garbage but can never remember the refutation when they show up in blitz, and don't even get me started on how hard it is to prove anything against the petroff!
With 1.d4 I don't have much experience but I have been playing a lot of blitz with it lately and have been having decent results, while learning the lines slowly. The benko gambit is kind of annoying, but once I take the time to learn some lines it shouldn't be a problem. I love facing the Grunfeld, for some reason my opponents can't take advantage of the fact that I don't know theory past like move 10 in the 8.Rb1 exchange variation and my initiative that I get always seems to lead to a crushing win (in blitz that is). I have had a bit of a rough time trying to play the Qc2 nimzo so far because I haven't studied it much, but I don't dislike the positions I get when I remember what to do.
As black there are certain anti-sicilians I don't like, mostly because I don't get enough practice against them. I also don't like systems like the london or colle, which is one reason I often play the dutch so I can avoid them.
I'm a 1.e4 player, and I really dislike playing against the Caro-Kann. I love playing the Ruy Lopez.
I just recently switched to 1.d4 because I found with 1.e4 I basically hated everything except the Ruy Lopez, 1...c5 and the mainlines of the french Winawer. Seriously the Caro-kann is a huge pain because it is rock solid and black always knows it better than me, the french with 3.dxe4 is so boring I am likely to fall asleep at the board and lose on time, the 3.Qd6 scandinavian is annoying because I always seem to lose my d4 pawn, the Alekhine's is really a nasty surprise because I rarely face it and when I do I always forget what the hell I am supposed to do, the Latvian and Elephant gambits are a pain because I know they are garbage but can never remember the refutation when they show up in blitz, and don't even get me started on how hard it is to prove anything against the petroff!
With 1.d4 I don't have much experience but I have been playing a lot of blitz with it lately and have been having decent results, while learning the lines slowly. The benko gambit is kind of annoying, but once I take the time to learn some lines it shouldn't be a problem. I love facing the Grunfeld, for some reason my opponents can't take advantage of the fact that I don't know theory past like move 10 in the 8.Rb1 exchange variation and my initiative that I get always seems to lead to a crushing win (in blitz that is). I have had a bit of a rough time trying to play the Qc2 nimzo so far because I haven't studied it much, but I don't dislike the positions I get when I remember what to do.
As black there are certain anti-sicilians I don't like, mostly because I don't get enough practice against them. I also don't like systems like the london or colle, which is one reason I often play the dutch so I can avoid them.
The same reason I am bordering on leaving 1.e4 completly. I haven't stopped yet, but i'm trying.
i like this forum =)
I play 1. Nf3 as white (tranpose into a Catalan). I hate seeing the Chigorin defense. It just really messes me up when I play it and I don't know it as well as some other variations.
For some reason I love see the sicilian when (on rare occasions) I play e4 as white. I enjoy the positions in open sicilians. I guess it is because I play accelerated dragon.
BigTy's post is interesting to me, because I tried the e4-d4 switchover in the mid-1980s and it proved disastrous. I lost every game until I switched back and played a Smith-Morra against a very unfortunate opponent.
Plus, the Caro-Kann is one of my favorites to face, because I play a Panov-Botvinnik attack (by starting with 2. c4 first) and trashing Black's Q-side. It's a lot of fun. The main lines I find boring.
I despise playing the najdorf as black. I get killed nearly every time i play it (but again, this was before i discovered opening databases! so now i know some main lines). I learned pretty quick to play the dragon instead :)
My favorite openings to play are the evans gambit and fried liver attack as white, and either the benko gambit or the hyperaccelerated dragon as black.
I wonder if there's a 1 e4 player on this planet that doesn't like to see 1...e5.
Like almost every GM? ;D
Petroff seems to be a real pain for white players nowadays.
And that's the problem with feeling too happy after 1...e5. I am all set to unleash the Italian Game (2 Knights with Ng5 or the Evans Gambit) and then my opponent springs 2. ... f5 or after 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 the Hungarian Be7 disappointment. A long, slow grind, grind, grind is in the offing.
ahh, but you can still play a sort od evans gambit with b4!
My favorite is 1.Nf3 and I hate the sicilian.
I like the Queen's gambit and the Goring Gambit, I don't really fear any particular opening, I do get a little frusterated at the french as black.
So, why do you play it?
I don't like to play against openings i'm not very familiar like Petrov, Philidor, Pirc, English. I love closed sicilian, dragon, closed french, Italian, Dutch.
I play 1. Nf3 almost exclusively these days, mostly aiming for the Reti system. I love seeing people play the Reti accepted (1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4), and I hate playing against the Reti Advance variation (1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4).
I play e4- and I hate to face the french, or the kan/taimanov, or the Pirc, or the scandinavian. Really, I don't like things which create a kind of closed game in general.
As White, I play both 1. e4 and 1. d4, and I don't really hate any Black responses.
As Black, I played 1...e5 but I hate Spanish, so I switched to Sicilian.
Simply hate to see the Sicilian, gives me headaches to think how to break it! I love the Ruy lopez and my opponents fall a lot on it! French gives me shivers
I love seeing the Sicilian and playing an anti-Sicilian against it. I like facing the English as well, and starting off with a mirrored game since it seems to confuse most of the players that I've faced. I enjoy playing the Advanced Variation of the French as black.
I hate playing against the Petroff, and have been lately starting off with the Bishop's opening to avoid it. I also mildly dislike facing 1. d4, for the simple reason that I haven't had the chance to read a book on the KID yet, even though I play it. I've been busy reading middlebook games instead, and seeing 1. d4 reminds me that I'm behind schedule, in terms of studying!
I am wondering if someone can suggest how to learn openings using chess.com. I am new to this concept of everything being computerized. how does a person use the computer to learn an opening? Also what do you do when the oponent plays an unexpected move to a "book" opening? Thank You.
i like playing bird's, king's gambit, icelandic gambit... i like the dutch too