If Nimzo-indian doesn't suit you, try 1. d4 Nf3 2. c4 e5 (Budapest Defense) or the Marshall line of Queen's Gambit Refused (1. d4 d5 2. Nf6). If all else fails, 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 (Gruenfeld) is known to be sharp.
What is the Most Aggressive (and Sound) Defense to 1. d4?
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Jun 5, 2009
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@Gonnosuke
Seems like it's a decent surprise weapon, but it would be a really big surprise if you saw it twice in the same WC match. Or if it were someone's actual preferred defense to 1.d4.
If black really scored well, it would really be used more, in my opinion. So it's interesting to see someone use it at such a high level, but as you so aptly noted, the scarcity is rather damning.
Yes, I mean the Nc3 line. If I faced this OTB (haha and if I was a WC candidate) I would probably play the safer Karpov line. What's the point in going into a variation where your opponent is so clearly more prepared than you, right?
(Unless black was playing the Ne4 lines and not the Ng4 lines)
Yes, I think that's the thread. I should really "bookmark" it by putting it in a note of mine.. :-)
I did do that with the mandelshtam game, just not perhaps with the forum itself.
I'm not much in the way of a hypermodern player... so even though KID is an excellent response, it's just not my style.
I prefer Dutch Defense in response to d4.
Jun 16, 2009
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#105
@Gonnosuke here is the other forum topic with the Budapest discussion.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/why-play-the-dutch
Nimzo
A few have mentioned the dutch defense... this is very aggressive, which is what you're looking for, and it has the advantage that it deviates from the main queen pawn lines on move 1. You can't force white into a Nimzo, but after 1 ...f5 he can only play the main dutch lines or try some sideline. You're likely to have a advantage in opening knowledge.
Look up some of Botvinnik's games. He played the Dutch a lot.
QGA, Benko, Dutch Leningrad.
Leningrad FTW!
May 11, 2012
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#110
Uh-huh. And a bunch of strangers who know nothing about you whatsoever, if you prefer attacking, defending or counterattacking; or if you prefer open, semi-open or closed games are supposed to figure this out for you? Good luck with that.
Have you gone thru any of your own game archives to figure out your strengths and weaknesses yet? This would probably be time better spent than trying to determine what opening is the most aggressive and sound vs 1.d4 even if there is an answer to this question which I doubt how do you know this pie-in-the-sky opening will work for YOU?
Was it played more than once in the same WC cycle?
Did the game follow the main line that mandelshtam spoke about?
You are an opening DB guru - did you follow that one thread awhile back?