Try the Tarrasch Defense - 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5. Just be aware that if white tries to win a pawn via 4. dxc5, you have to advance your pawn with 4. ... d4 as in this example:
--Fromper
What to play against 1.d4
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try the kings indian, its a lot of fun.
Benoni Defense, baby!
what are the kings indian and benoni? i have been having trouble with this same situation
N f6 is probably your best bet allows open or closed game
Try the modern Benoni or Benko Gambit.
I think there is a wider range of good choices in response to 1d4 than there are to 1e4. I play both 1e4 and 1d4 as white and I see a wider variety of responses to 1d4. The popularity of the sicilian means when I play 1e4 I am more likely to see a sicilian than any other response. In fact I started playing 1d4 more simply because I grew weary of seeing so many sicilians as I also play sicilian a lot as black.
May 4, 2008
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I like playing 1. ... e6 in response to d4 because it offers a good number of transpositional options. White can move it into a French with 2. e4, which is typically OK with me, (if you're comfortable with the French against 1. e4, it's not a bad way to go) and there are options like the Nimzo-Indian, Benoni, QGD, and possibly a deferred QID that can be used.
May 4, 2008
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I'm still a fan of calalan/queens indian/nimzo-indian (your opponents choice, really).
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. (either Nf3 or g3)
huh?
May 4, 2008
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i used to play Nf6 ad the french style of this.but now i started playing the budapest gambit which i won a game in 9moves in my last tournment! its a fun opening.but id say i should study it properly as im not sure what to do in some responses.
young_roy123 wrote: if that huh was to me then i mean if your playing me and im black and you play e2 to e4 how should black respond. what openings or choices does black have
Ahhh now I understand!
Well, I always suggest beginners play 1...e5. It's probably the most solid and most classically based respoonse. It will encourage and re-enforce good development and castling habits, and introduce you to a wide variety of structures and plans.
I like Slav Defense and Queen's Indian against 1.d4
The Semi-Slav is a fantasic opening. It offers very tactical and positional games that Black can choose from. The Semi-Slav is known for its tactical richness and its soundness. No wonder it is becoming one of the most common responses to d4. Its positions can be reached in different move orders, so I even play it against the English!
Play the King's Indian you get to play for the center and you get a king side attack
Try the dutch defence.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6
This is the beginning to the Nimzo-Indian, the Queen's Indian, and can transpose into many systems. Although it is hyper-modern, it keeps Black's position from being too cramped and is quite combative. Look up the different openings that stem from this and give it a try...
I'm looking for an opening against 1.d4, that fits my style of play. I like to play in the center, Hypermodern opening aren't my thing, and I like quick simple Developing moves. I preffer playing in open positions. Other openings I play are Giuoco Piano, Morra-Smith Gambit, the Two Knights Defense, Berlin Defense against the Ruy. I've played the slav, albin countergambit, and the queens gambit accepted, there all okay but not quite my style.