I want transposition!

Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
playing against the English is my other problem. Can't make up my mind how to tackle it still 😕.

I HAVE THAT PROBLEM TOO!

do f5 against d4 and transpose into dutch I know all the lines as black😀

Originally posted by jonzzzz
do f5 against d4 and transpose into dutch I know all the lines as black😀

Why won't you just go away with your horrible opening suggestions? f5 is fine, but not many people use it. Plus you haven't even hit 1300 - heard of tactics?

i play c5 and hope to transpose into an open sicilian.

Originally posted by kmac27
i play c5 and hope to transpose into an open sicilian.

or maybe he'll just 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4

I meet Nf3 with d5 find that it often transposes to a 1. d4 opening (unless of course they planned to play the KIA system from the start)

Originally posted by YUG0slav
or maybe he'll just 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4

I meet Nf3 with d5 find that it often transposes to a 1. d4 opening (unless of course they planned to play the KIA system from the start)

I play 1..Nf6. The games tend to go into a Slav or 1.d4 opening.

Originally posted by cmsMaster
I play 1..Nf6. The games tend to go into a Slav or 1.d4 opening.

and I don't play the Slav so...

is it just me, or does a person playing the Sicilian Dragon and the QGD Slav seem like conflicting styles?

prolly just me

Originally posted by YUG0slav
or maybe he'll just 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4

I meet Nf3 with d5 find that it often transposes to a 1. d4 opening (unless of course they planned to play the KIA system from the start)

That is exactly the response i would be looking for in playing Nf3. Going into a Queens gambit with a pawn on d5 is great for white (IMO that is..)

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Why won't you just go away with your horrible opening suggestions? f5 is fine, but not many people use it. Plus you haven't even hit 1300 - heard of tactics?

at least I now to play a decent opening not like you.😛😀

So what I'm reading is that 1.Nf3 is probably the best transpositional device for white? so... what should I play in order to better understand positions such as 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4? because this variation is the one I would probably least enjoy facing and I'm not too keen on transposing into a Qpawn game.

Originally posted by ChessJester
So what I'm reading is that 1.Nf3 is probably the best transpositional device for white? so... what should I play in order to better understand positions such as 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4? because this variation is the one I would probably least enjoy facing and I'm not too keen on transposing into a Qpawn game.

It depends what you are trying to achieve. If you don't like the line you stated, play a different move order...

Nf3 ..d5
d4

I play this response to 1..d5 every game...

Originally posted by Marinkatomb
It depends what you are trying to achieve. If you don't like the line you stated, play a different move order...

Nf3 ..d5
d4

I play this response to 1..d5 every game...

maybe I should start playing 1.d4 then? in order to get familiar with that line... I've almost always played 1.e4 so it would be good none the less.

Thanks for the replies everyone

Originally posted by YUG0slav
and I don't play the Slav so...

is it just me, or does a person playing the Sicilian Dragon and the QGD Slav seem like conflicting styles?

prolly just me

Just you. 😛 Semi-Slav might conflict with the Dragon a bit, but what response to 1.d4 doesn't? Tony had a pretty large influence in convincing me to use the Semi-Slav tbh. He uses both too, so go yell at him. 😛

Originally posted by jonzzzz
at least I now to play a decent opening not like you.😛😀

1.At least I KNOW how to spell.

2.At least I know how to play the openings I use - which are clearly superior to whatever crap you've chosen.

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Just you. 😛 Semi-Slav might conflict with the Dragon a bit, but what response to 1.d4 doesn't? Tony had a pretty large influence in convincing me to use the Semi-Slav tbh. He uses both too, so go yell at him. 😛

I meet d4 with the KID mostly, with the occasional QGD (It's solid and I learned it first)

tbh, I do love the Dragon, but actually prefer playing the white pieces in it. Besides, I know the black side of the Accelerated Dragon way better than the regular Dragon.