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Which openings do e4 players not like?

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sid0049
sid0049
Aug 31, 2019
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#21
Erin324 wrote:

Pirc

Play the austrian attack with 4.f4 against the pirc!

sid0049
sid0049
Aug 31, 2019
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#22
KingSideInvasion wrote:
tuggypetu wrote:
letsplaychess1996 wrote:

Mhh I could consider 4 knights spanish variation, since I am playing the Ruy Lopez.

 

Oh, i see

I prefer to play Bc4 attacking f7 square

May i ask a question for spanish players, do you capture the knight after Bb5? If for example you do not capture the knight, what is the purpose of playing Bb5?

It is mainly just aggressive and white's main threat is to capture the knight, give black doubled pawns, and attack the e4 pawn. Usually unless you play something like d6 white will take the knight.

Why does white not take the knight and give double pawns after d6?

Is it because white wants to maintain the pin?

Kowalski_x
Kowalski_x
Aug 31, 2019
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#23

As a solely e4 player I used to hate seeing the French but I enjoy it now with 2.b3. Now my least fav to play against is the Sicilian because I think its blacks best try and most aggressive.

Erin324
Erin324
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Aug 31, 2019
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#24
Kowalski_x wrote:

As a solely e4 player I used to hate seeing the French but I enjoy it now with 2.b3. Now my least fav to play against is the Sicilian because I think its blacks best try and most aggressive.

 

What about 2. b3 or 3. b3 against the sicilian?

 

 

UchihaSasuke
UchihaSasuke
Aug 31, 2019
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#25

definetly the one where the king gets nuked

Kowalski_x
Kowalski_x
Aug 31, 2019
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#26

Erin324 wrote:

Kowalski_x wrote:

As a solely e4 player I used to hate seeing the French but I enjoy it now with 2.b3. Now my least fav to play against is the Sicilian because I think its blacks best try and most aggressive.

 

What about 2. b3 or 3. b3 against the sicilian?

 

 

I always thought b3 threw the French player off more and made more of an attacking game for white. I looked at but never really tried Snyder variation 2.b3 vs Sicilian because of 2.g6. and well any of blacks main 2nd moves and just thought that the Sicilian player can get their comfortable position of choice anyway. The transposition possibilities alone might make this worth revisiting properly. My question would be how much do Sicilian players dislike seeing 2.b3 ? lol Thanks for this thought , being familiar with this structure might help vs Sicilian even if black is somewhat prepared.

Erin324
Erin324
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Aug 31, 2019
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#27
Kowalski_x wrote:

 

Erin324 wrote:

 

Kowalski_x wrote:

As a solely e4 player I used to hate seeing the French but I enjoy it now with 2.b3. Now my least fav to play against is the Sicilian because I think its blacks best try and most aggressive.

 

What about 2. b3 or 3. b3 against the sicilian?

 

 

 

I always thought b3 threw the French player off more and made more of an attacking game for white. I looked at but never really tried Snyder variation 2.b3 vs Sicilian because of 2.g6. and well any of blacks main 2nd moves and just thought that the Sicilian player can get their comfortable position of choice anyway. The transposition possibilities alone might make this worth revisiting properly. My question would be how much do Sicilian players dislike seeing 2.b3 ? lol Thanks for this thought , being familiar with this structure might help vs Sicilian even if black is somewhat prepared.

 

 

 

This might be an interesting idea,

JimUrban2718
JimUrban2718
Aug 31, 2019
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#28
I don’t like seeing the Sicilian, mainly because I don’t know much of the theory for either side. At my sub 1100 level, however, the same can probably be said about my opponent’s knowledge as well, so the opening could just be a crap shoot for the both of us.
Letsplaychess_96
Letsplaychess_96
Aug 31, 2019
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#29
tuggypetu wrote:
letsplaychess1996 wrote:

Mhh I could consider 4 knights spanish variation, since I am playing the Ruy Lopez.

 

Oh, i see

I prefer to play Bc4 attacking f7 square

May i ask a question for spanish players, do you capture the knight after Bb5? If for example you do not capture the knight, what is the purpose of playing Bb5?

Bb5 puts pressure on e5 and if it gets chased away by a6-b5 the bishop is better on b3 than it would have been on c4 and a6-b5 weakened black's queenside. So after 1.e4 e5 2.nf3 nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 white has reached a better version of the Italian game as far as I understand, since the Bishop is better placed and black weakened his queenside, or am I wrong?

Edit: I looked it up and wiki says the same.

sid0049
sid0049
May 10, 2020
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#30

Wiki is the best and most reliable always

goodbye27
goodbye27
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May 10, 2020
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#31

i dont like french defense.. i dont like locked center or completely wiped one.

sid0049
sid0049
May 10, 2020
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#32

same here

i play e4 e6 2. e5 to avoid closed structure

teju17
teju17
May 10, 2020
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#33

I PLAY E4 and i hate the sicilian!!

sid0049
sid0049
May 10, 2020
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#34

but why duh?

teju17
teju17
May 10, 2020
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#35

i just cant handle it well..

teju17
teju17
May 10, 2020
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#36

ive got a very nice forum topic here.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/chess-is-nothing-but-a-larger-version-of-tic-tac-toe#last_comment

 

teju17
teju17
May 10, 2020
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#37

youve gotta check it out!

teju17
teju17
May 10, 2020
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#38
tuggypetu wrote:

this is stupid topic:https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/which-openings-do-e4-players-not-like-43939196?newCommentCount=1&page=2#first_new_comment

 

teju17
teju17
May 10, 2020
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#39