That doesn't mean the Nimzo is not good, it's just better to play the SS if you like crazy chess
Nimzo Indian or Semi Slav for Repertoire Choice?
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Mar 17, 2019
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@Tal125555, do you believe that the SS is good for long term gain?
Mar 17, 2019
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#24
Yes, but what if opponent play exchange slav? Not so interesting then...
If you want to play aggressive chess I recommend you to play King's Indian Defense. White can't decline it like Benko Gambit, or White can't pick up "drawish" variation like Exchanged Slav. I could recommend you to play Budapest Gambit (not really sound opening) or Grunfeld Defense, or even Chigorin Defense, but these openings require knowledge of the QGD, because White can transform them into passive equal lines of QGD.
Mar 17, 2019
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#28
DaniilKalabukhov wrote:
If you want to play aggressive chess I recommend you to play King's Indian Defense. White can't decline it like Benko Gambit, or White can't pick up "drawish" variation like Exchanged Slav. I could recommend you to play Budapest Gambit (not really sound opening) or Grunfeld Defense, or even Chigorin Defense, but these openings require knowledge of the QGD, because White can transform them into passive equal lines of QGD.
Yes white most certainly can play a drawish variation against the KID. Really if you want a "guaranteed" unbalanced game against 1.d4, you'll have to play the Modern Benoni, and even then white can play the London System or other sidelines.
Mar 17, 2019
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#31
@DaniilKalabukhov The problem with the King’s Indian, in my eyes, is that white has a plethora of lines to choose from, ranging from a Petrosian or a makogonov with with playing h3, to a main line bayonet, where black has to know at least 13 moves of theory to just survive the opening.
Mar 17, 2019
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#32
flyingbishop97 wrote:
@DaniilKalabukhov The problem with the King’s Indian, in my eyes, is that white has a plethora of lines to choose from, ranging from a Petrosian or a makogonov with with playing h3, to a main line bayonet, where black has to know at least 13 moves of theory to just survive the opening.
The Semi-Slav is hardly much better after 5.Bg5.
Mar 17, 2019
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#33
Not as much theory as the kings Indian! For example, schandorff’s book on the semi Slav was 1 book, while kotronias wrote 7 books (I think) on the kings Indian alone! Keep in mind that all of these booms were published by quality chess....
Mar 17, 2019
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#34
There is more theory in the Dutch sidelines than in the actual main lines
Mar 17, 2019
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#35
flyingbishop97 wrote:
There is more theory in the Dutch sidelines than in the actual main lines
Not if you play the French against 1.e4. Also the theory of the Dutch including sidelines is still less than Semi-Slav
Mar 17, 2019
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#36
If you play the Stonewall though you should probably learn the Hedgehog against 1.c4 and 1.Nf3 as the Stonewall doesn't work against these moves.
Mar 17, 2019
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#38
OK, in all this discussion of openings you haven't mentioned the most obvious choice - the simple Queen's Gambit Declined. It's less theory than both the Nimzo and the Semi-Slav, as well as being easier to play.
Mar 17, 2019
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#39
The QGD has a reputation of being quite boring, and boring is not fun
Honestly, the semi-slav is more active and complex; just take a look at this variations
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