Perhaps Beating Unusual Openings by Richard Palliser (2006) would be helpful.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627072813/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen107.pdf
What's a good defence against the Nimzovich-Larsen attack?
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There are several moves which will give you equality (you don't expect an advantage as Black against a fairly normal first move, are you?). 1...e5 is certainly one of them.
Just pick a move which leads you to familiar structures.
I recall having to meet this opening only twice in 45 years of playing. The first time I played 1...d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 and won (not due to the opening) but I can't recall the game, and the second one was a recent correspondence game, which was equal after the opening moves, and started with 1...e5.
Playing 1... c5 against 1. e4 and 1. c4 I found practical to play 1. b3 c5 as well with the same idea to play the setup with Nc6, d6 and e5 killing the bishop on b2. if White tries to counter this plan by playing a quick d4 then it doesn't work too well for him, eg 1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. e3 e5 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4 7. Nfd2 d5 8. c4 Nf6 9. cxd Qxd5 10. Bc4 Qg5 which is at least fine for Black as in Lazic - Felgaer 2003.
Hello! I wrote a blog post on how amateur players respond to 1.b3 Based on 60 competitive OTB games: https://thechessjournalblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/how-amateur-chess-players-respond-to-1-b3-larsens-attack/
ergonjon wrote:
Hello! I wrote a blog post on how amateur players respond to 1.b3 Based on 60 competitive OTB games: https://thechessjournalblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/how-amateur-chess-players-respond-to-1-b3-larsens-attack/
Nice analysis! I'll go with little center then =D
Burguulkodar wrote:
ergonjon wrote:
Hello! I wrote a blog post on how amateur players respond to 1.b3 Based on 60 competitive OTB games: https://thechessjournalblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/how-amateur-chess-players-respond-to-1-b3-larsens-attack/
Nice analysis! I'll go with little center then =D
I use to play 1.Nf3 2.b3 instead of 1.b3 exactly because of e5.
Just don't overextend. Most normal moves are OK, but White has one scary gambit if You try to play both e5 and d5, and playing d5 + quick c5 lands you in inverted Queens Indian / Nimzo-Indian / Bogo-Indian tempo down.
E5, Nc6, Nf6and Bd6 if the white bishop tries to pin the C6 knight.
Kaufman's repertoire for black and white*
Kaufman's repertoire for black and white*
Also, possibly helpful:
Grandmaster Repertoire 19 - Beating Minor Openings by Victor Mikhalevski
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/BeatingMinorOpenings-excerpt.pdf
http://www.davidsmerdon.com/?p=1888
The Kaufman Repertoire for Black & White by GM Larry Kaufman (2012),
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/955.pdf
I played e5. Is it a good move? Are there better moves?