I usually play Nf6 and hope they play d4. Then it transposes into a more common indian or gruenfeld defence. Even if they play Nc3 first it can still transpose after g6 or e6.
Black response against the english open
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Aug 4, 2013
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What do you play against 1.d4 ? Sometimes you can use the same defensive set-up against both moves and simplify your repertoire.
For example, if you play the QGD (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6), then it works against the English as well : 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5
If you want to play with 1...e5, a standard set-up is the 4 Knight (Nc6, Nf6 and ...d5), which goes like this :
What is a good defense for black to use against the english open by white? Generally when i face someone using the english open some of my reponse moves are e5, Nf6, Nc6, and Bc5 (of course depending what is allowed after whites additional moves).