Originally posted by thekillersfan I think Albin and all these other less popular/mainstream lines are a bit risky to be part of one's permanent repertoire. Might be good for one or two surprises but you can come unstuck if you are playing against a prepared opponent. You need something more solid, like queen's gambit decline or dutch, which has simple and solid ideas, and where the mov ...[text shortened]... u need to learn just where to place your pieces/pawns and what the themes of the openings are.
Against 1.d4 I`m usually playing 1...c5 with good results.