I am starting to prepare for an OTB tournament. I play the Qd6 scandanavian against e4, grunfeld against d4 and also the english. I also have the book beating the anti kings indian by Gallagher.
I just want some simple lines to play against 1. b3, b4, f4, g4. Normally I would just go into a KID type position of some sort, but I think that lets my opponent off the hook to easily. Any advice?
I would stick with what you know best - fianchettoed bishops are usually a sensible way of meeting the flank openings which invariably leave the long diagonals open.
A slightly different approach is to try and stake a claim in the centre with e5 and d5 but you have to be slightly careful that these pawns do not become targets.
Originally posted by RabbitCold I just want some simple lines to play against 1. b3, b4, f4, g4. Normally I would just go into a KID type position of some sort, but I think that lets my opponent off the hook to easily. Any advice?
Thanks
How far away is the tournament? If it's near you're probably not advised to be rush-learning something. From Gambit may be a 'good' opening but if you mess it up because you don't know it well enough you could get into trouble. Stick to what you already know as perviously advised.
If it's a bit further away you might want to investigate some lines more deeply - but probably just remembering basic opening principles and applying them will see you through. As GP says, off-beat openings for a reason.
btw: you may be interested to know that in 25+ years of OTB chess I've faced the moves you give precisely twice in serious tournament play (with maybe a couple more if we included rapid play events).
Assuming my experience is in anyway representative you wouldn't want to be wasting too much time on these systems.