lack of 1.d4....i'm just sayin...

not too many 1.d4 guys at the lower levels.....sitting here waiting for a QGD.....

Well, there seems to be an overabundance of 1.d4 in my games. Maybe you should play my games 😛

when i get to 1500 sure......now i play and see 1.e4

I more got annoyed with e4. I might try the king's gambit soon, but I kinda like the QG lines a bit better.

Against e4 now I usually play the French defense which avoids some of the annoying play with e4 that I got that usually went into the 3 nights or ruy lopez or some odd variant.

Overabundance of d4 in my games as well.......which is kinda frustrating, as I'm a e4 subscriber.

Feels like I'm playing mirror match all the time.
Seems like in the majority of games, if I'm black...I see 1. d4. If I'm white I see 1. ...c5.

Refreshingly, someone served up the Portugese version of the center-counter.
That was fun....well, novel, anyway!

Originally posted by caffiend
Overabundance of d4 in my games as well.......which is kinda frustrating, as I'm a e4 subscriber.

Feels like I'm playing mirror match all the time.
Seems like in the majority of games, if I'm black...I see 1. d4. If I'm white I see 1. ...c5.

Refreshingly, someone served up the Portugese version of the center-counter.
That was fun....well, novel, anyway!

you play the polish?!?

brb...i'm checkin yer rating.

quit playing the polish.

1. my rating on here is about 300 points lower than my USCF rating.
2. if my coach, rated 2250, can win with the Polish against other masters...then it's probably ok.

ya i'm sure its ok.....but i'm also sure he doesnt show you his brutal losses......that type of play is great for surprise effect and some good wins....but when yer opponents know you play it....then yer done for....

nah, you usually get to a playable middlegame. And if they know it's coming, they get a slight advantage at best. I wouldn't say it's enough to force a win.

so...you play a queens fianchetto no matter what?....1.e4...a6(and later ...b5) and 1d4. ...b5? if so...what books can i get?

i used to play 1...b6 against all....and it was tough.....

and...what do you do against.....1.e4....a6 2. c4....b5?

ok, at this point its obvious you 2 need to battle with the polish and see who is right..

I usually just play Nf6 against c4. i only think i've run into it once. The thing is, c4 commits you to a system against the polish, but i haven't commited to that. I can just play normal moves from there on out and have a huge hole on d4 to work with.

BRING IT! I PLAY 1.E4 2 C4!!