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"1...g6 2...Bg7"
++ No: 1 d4 g6 2 Bh6? Bg7?? runs blindly into a loss.
I prefer the 1 ... Nf6 2 ... g6 and then (hopefully) Bg7 in order to open up castling. It's just a simple technique that could at least buy time for a newer player.
The main issue seems to be if white opens with e4 and then pushes it to e5 to threaten the knight. So, in that case I prefer 1.e4 e5 and then 2 ... Nf6, but I admit that's not a perfectly "blind" opening.
Yes, that threat along the diagonal is always something to watch for *thumbs up*
I had some fun experimenting with what I called "blind openings", and that basically means - what first moves can be done that are generally safe (and hopefully strong) regardless of what the other play might open with.
1...a6 2...h6 is safe.
Cute
Well, true you're probably safe for the next few moves
, but of course it's a bit slow to develop and limits your options. I ran that against the 'test suite' I was using and it rated at -0.86 black pawns (the lowest so far), so probably not recommended.
Actually, one of my favorite moves when I first started playing was to push the queen's rook pawn and try to get a rook out early ... I still like trying to do it, but yes, it's not quite as easy as I'd imagined.
Have fun