what openings do you guys play?

I just play what ever comes to mind... you can get really odd games that way

I usually play the Sicilian. My preferred Open Sicilian is the Sveshnikov.

(BTW, I wouldn't say that the Caro-Kann is a drawish opening. Sure, there are more chances for White to draw compared to 1 ... c5 and 1 ... e5, but it's still not really considered drawish like Petrov's Defense.)

It's a defense to an opening move, but the defense itself is an opening (ie; the Sicilian Defense, French Defense, etc. are all openings).

I play some oddball openings lately. I decided I needed to get better at attacking and tactics, so I started playing a bunch of gambits and open games. 

I always start with e4 as white, intending to play the Vienna Gambit. Against the Sicilian, I play the Smith-Morra Gambit. Against the French, I play the Alapin-Diemer Gambit. Against the Caro-Kann, there's the Milner-Barry Gambit. Against the Scandanavian, I play the Blackma-Diemer Gambit. That may sound like a lot of opening study, but those last 3 are all pretty much variations on the same basic concept - gambit your e4 pawn after your opponent plays d5 by allowing dxe4, then push f3 (after Nc3 or Be3).

As black, my first move against almost anything is e5. Against e4, I tried the Elephant Gambit for a bit, but it isn't very good, so now I stick to normal Scotch/Giuoco Piano/Ruy Lopez positions.  I'll still play the Elephant occasionally if I'm in the mood, though. Against d4, I play the Soller Gambit. I used to play the mainline Englund Gambit for a bit, but I like the Soller better. It's more aggressive and harder to refute, though probably still unsound. Against the English, I play the Bellon Gambit. If any of you have even heard of it, I'll be impressed. :)

 --Fromper

 I have been giving a try to the Accelerated Dragon for a while, i used to play modern pirc, Najdorf, sicilian Kan, paulsen systems, Pelikan, Taimanov, among some others also tried philidors too back in the days, I don't like the Caro Kan, French, or Scandinabian or petrof, there is another response to 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 which i also tried back in the days 2...d5, I am an 1.e4 player myselve, you wound't beilieve how many things people try agains 1.e4 players even at master level I have found FMs playing gunderan/brazilian defense and even latvian gambits  against me, im my opinion the toughest opponents against 1.e4 are the strong sicilian players whom i prefer not to annoy with c3 sicilians and Smith morra gambits, but me being a sicilian player myself have to tell you that c3 sicilian players and Smith morra gambit players are pretty annoying, nowdays i just have fun playing the Scotch Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd 4.Bc4, the Accelerated dragon as black against 1.e4 and the King's india with black against 1.d4, also I am thinking of giving the Hennig-Schara Gambit a try just for fun I remember playing it back in the days a couple of times successfuly

 So after another poor tournament result this past weekend, I'm revising my repertoire. I've decided that trying to learn so many different openings as white, depending on how my opponents respond to 1. e4 is just too much, so I'm switching to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit all the time from the normal 1. d4 move order (instead of only playing it against the Scandinavian). 

I'm sticking with the Soller Gambit and Bellon Gambit. I'm still not happy with letting my opponents pick the opening as black against e4, but I know the typical Scotch/Giuoco Piano/Ruy Lopez positions well enough to stick with that for now. I've actually been considering learning the Philidor for some variety, but that just seems too tame compared to the rest of my gambit repertoire.  

--Fromper 

What is that called? I tend to like that opening, too, especially as a counter when playing black.

"Am I the only one who plays the French around here?!"

I had a mouseslip once and played the French by mistake. (honest)

 Sucks when mouseslip makes you do mistakes!

I don't get why nobody here likes the French. It's a pretty good opening. It takes a little bit of getting used to, but it's nice and solid, and black forces white to play his opening.

--Fromper 

so i think im one of the only people that play Alkehine here?

but alkehine is very good  

 Yeah, I'm a French player, but I just hate it when they do the Exchange Variation. I don't really know what to do, it just turn to a normal open game >_>

Shruikon, most French players hate the Exchange Variation, since it varies from normal French lines. That's why many players like it as white. Ironically, it's probably the theoretically best line for black in the French.

The key to playing the French Exchange is to avoid symmetry. If your opponent puts his knight on f3, don't put yours on f6. Play Bd6 instead, then Ne7 later. If your opponent plays Nc3 early, pin it with Bb4. Try to find a way to castle on the opposite side from your opponent, then push your pawns on the side where he's castled in order to attack his king. He'll be doing the same thing, so there will be pretty good attacking chances for both sides.

--Fromper 

Against 1.e4 I play the French.  I used to play the Caro-Kann and had good success but I wanted to play something different so I switched to the French that shares some of the strategy of the Caro.  I can not understand why players think the Caro is drawish.  It might be at the GM level but for the rest of the 99% of players who are not at that level the opening is very sound and gives Black good chances to win.

I'll show you my opening.

Sveshnikov variation of the Sicillian Defense. Or I play e5.