I assume you need an opening against 1. e4? I agree the scandinavian is poo as black
There are a bunch of options that are sound even at the highest level, and certainly ones that offer either flexibility, tactic heavy, or positional options.
My favorite is the sicilian, and a variety of them. Other options are the Caro Kann, French, Pirc, 1.e5 & the modern.
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16 days ago
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Sicillian is a great opening but i feel like i need to be higher rated to play the opening as it's complicated, i hate the pirc because whenever i play against strong fide players i get squished in the opening. I will look into e.5 modern and i do play caro kann now.
16 days ago
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#4
You arent going to learn the Sicilian unless you play it. I started playing it at around 1300, and now its my main weapon. I would be more than happy to offer coaching if you want it?
I would love coaching, that sounds great.
4 days ago
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Main Line 1. c4 d6 2. e3 Nd7 3. Nc3 b6 4. d4 Bb7 5. e4 e5 6. d5 Be7 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 a6 10. O-O
I have been grinding chess for the past month, I went from 1100 to 1500 rapid and now i am having trouble finding good openings to play as I feel playing the Scandinavian is slow and worse for black every game. Are there any flexible openings for e5 as black?