What opening suggestions against D4?
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JDeFranza
Jan 8, 2022
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#21
Modern Defense, sometimes getting into “hippo” formation.
EKAFC wrote:
daxypoo wrote:
my issue vs d4 is 9/10 games is a london
1/10 is a 1.d4 2.c4 and it always feels like i am rusty with my slav game
so- what do you do against the london?
and pretty much any of the “queen’s gambit” defenses seem relevant
qgd
slav
kid
nimzo
benoni
benko
dutch
grunfeld
budapest
1/10 is a 1.d4 2.c4 and it always feels like i am rusty with my slav game
so- what do you do against the london?
and pretty much any of the “queen’s gambit” defenses seem relevant
qgd
slav
kid
nimzo
benoni
benko
dutch
grunfeld
budapest
A lot of it stems from top streamers like Aman Hambleton, Levy Rozman, and Andrea Botez who promote it to new players because "MaGnUs PlAyS iT" and it's sound. I feel like one of the few d4 players that actually play the Queen's Gambit. Worst part is Levy hates facing it
It’s been frustrating to me how popular the London has gotten. I started playing it in the 90’s and felt like I was playing something creative and unusual. Now there are so many people playing it I’m embarrassed to to drag it out and dust it off. I feel like I have to play something else to not be another boring London noob. I’ve gone back to d4, c4, the English, and the occasional KIA.
Jan 9, 2022
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#23
ThrillerFan wrote:
caseyfloridian wrote:
Fuchuina wrote:
i too struggle against d4 and dont use anything except slav, KID, and some gambit
Haven't tried the slav I'll check it out I've been playing KID most often but gets old
How can the King's Indian get old? You must not know the ins and outs of the King's Indian. I am going to guess you are like many amateurs that just see it as a hack job on the White King in the Mar Del Plata.
There are numerous lines beyond that. For example, after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O, rather than 7...Nc6, you have 7...Na6, 7...Nbd7, or what I have played lately, 7...exd4.
So many options in the Saemiach, Fianchetto, Averbakh, etc as well.
One thing it should never get is old unless you are failing to diversify your lines. No need to learn multiple openings. Vary what you do within the opening!
I now pretty much line and die by the French and King's Indian Defenses. You can do the same with the Sicilian and King's Indian!
Yeah its not necessarily like I'm claiming to be an expert with KiD just that I want to try out other openings / pawn structures I might play better with