I don't know much about the Bishop's opening, but I have recently studied the position after 3. Nf3. I take the approach of playing d3 and c3, keeping the position closed, followed by some slow maneuvering. If you like an open center, you would want to play d4 quickly. I haven't studied the lines with an early d4, so maybe someone else could help you with that.
Response (as White) to 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6
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Dec 22, 2015
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randomchampgamer wrote:
against 1. ...e5, I play the Bishop's opening with 2. Bc4, and I have good responses to the moves Nc6, Nf6, and Bc5, but I freaking suck it when my opponent plays 2....d6
That's odd, because d6 is ubiquitous in the bishop's opening. Black almost always plays it at some point. And playing it on move 2, if anything, gives white more possibilities as it's purely defensive (covers e5) and doesn't develop any piece.
For what it's worth though, my next two moves as white would probably be Nf3 and d4.
Alternatively you could do Nc3 with f4.
And many others. Like c3 and d3 as Jonathan says above me.
You can choose between two different approaches: 3.d3 followed by f2-f4, or 3.Nf3 followed by d2-d4 and typical Philidor structures. 3.Nc3 which keeps both options open is also fine, it's purely a matter of taste.
3.d4 also goes, but why such a hurry?
Possibly helpful:
Beating 1.e4 e5 by GM John Emms (2010)
Attacking with 1 e4 by GM John Emms (2001)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627003909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen29.pdf
I'm a chess amateur, so I play the mainly play the same opening as white and the same opening as black every game. I try to avoid draw-ish openings such as the four knights and the ruy Lopez and sometimes even the petrov defense.
Anyway, I play the scandanavian as black against e4, and against d4 I play a custom opening that goes with 1. ...c6 2. ...d6 3. ...Qc7 and so on. Most other starting moves that white plays I will play 1. ...e5 as black.
So that is all right and good. I'm fine with the black pieces.
Okay, now to the white pieces.
You know what actually...I could go over every single opening I play against most options that my opponent has, but I'm just going to go straight to the problem. Basically, with the white pieces, against 1. ...e5, I play the Bishop's opening with 2. Bc4, and I have good responses to the moves Nc6, Nf6, and Bc5, but I freaking suck it when my opponent plays 2....d6
So does anyone know any openings that follow this line, or if I can transpose into a different opening and study that opening? And please no openings that are draw-ish.
Thanks in advance.
--random