king's indian defense, but in the future I hope to add the modern benoni into my repertoire.
what do you play after 1.d4
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Queens Indian or Nimzo-Indian?
Nov 22, 2022
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Because i like they positional chess and i can to play it with this opening
pfren wrote:
ThrillerFan wrote:
pfren wrote:
QGD, Tarrasch Defence.
A dynamic approach, with plenty of tactics. Also good for 1.c4, and 1.Nf3.
At your level though, the best "line" is not hanging pieces.
QGD Tarrasch Defense is a problem for Black now-a-days. You need almost perfect play to survive after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.dxc5!! - After the old 6.g3, Black is fine.
The 6.dxc5 line is nowadays analysed to death, and to a draw.
More than that, whoever does not like playing this line, can play (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3) 5...Nf6, where 6.dxc5? is simply a mistake.
This was supposed to be bad for Black after 6.Bg5, but actually computers have shown that Black is fine after 6...Be6!, and currently the line is very trendy.
Thanks for pointing out that line- I was unaware of it. I've been trying it as black vs a computer at increasing levels to prepare to use it otb. It is a very interesting line-- black's position often looks a bit loose to me but after playing it 30 or 40 times I'm confident that black is fine and the tries to crush it have tactics that rebound in black's favor. (also thanks for your comments on the Schara.) - Bill
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And of course the Schara cannot be a repertoire opening: it is applicable only against 3.Nc3.
The famous game Najdorf-Keres 1953 went 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.e4 Nc6 8.Bb5 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Ne5 Bb7 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.O-O
Be7 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Qxg7 Rf8 15.Re1 Qd6 16.Ne4 1/2-1/2
& was sort of Schara-esque. My risk tolerance is high but not high enough to try that line in a real game. -Bill