what openings do you guys play?

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what openings do you guys play against e-4.do you guys play the french or the sicillian.or the drawish caro kann. and what variations of thoes thre do you guys play.

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Almost always Sicilian, usually Dragon variation. I like how it breaks the symmetry and gives more open, more interesting games.
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sicillian or go with  e5 lopez
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Sicilian.
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Ruy Lopez!
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anything with a kingside fianchetto
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I like the Petroff with black. Still good chances to win if with plays inaccurately and I don't have to learn too much opening theory.
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Sicilian Dragon.but u better watch out for the yugoslav attack.Also Sicilian can be very tricky, one must be very carefull, it s not an easy defense to handle
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philidor with 3... f5 or sicilian
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Queen gambit for white; sicilian dragon and king indian or Tarrasch, simi-slav defence for black. when I first learn how to play chess the Ruy Lopez
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I always go with e5 and Ruy Lopez or Giuco Piano.  I would like to try out other options as soon as I get over the fear of the unknown:-)
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Guicco piano or Ruy Lopez! I just started trying the King's gambit and i like it! 
Avatar of SANGUINIU
It depends on the day... but on my recent games, my opponent went out of the book very soon, so I can just say that I play 1. ... e5
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Am I the only one who plays the French around here?!
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I usually play the Caro-Kann, not because it is drawish but because it is solid.  I have a good record with it.  Never played the French but have played the Pirc and Sicilian Dragon.
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I play the Kings Gambit alot, Petroff Defence, Scotch Opening, Modern Benoi Defence,  Reti Opening, Bishops Opening, Tarrash variation 1.e4 e6 2.Nd2, Chamelon Variation Sicilian Defence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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what is it with you people and the sicilian?

(okay, okay...i'm not hatin...i've just had too many bad experiences. but if i had to play it, i would totally play the dragon)

well, i guess as far as defenses go, the modern is probably my favorite...
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MattHelfst: Some people view the french as to passive.  If I "had" play the french after 1. e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 I would learn the move Nc6 for black.  Korchnoi, and Nimzowitsch are just a two of the notable players who have used this interesting system.  But I play accelerated Dragon anyway..and different ideas against d4.  And usually 1 e4 as white.

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here is my opining:
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....King´s Gambit