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Most annoying openings to play against?

Most annoying openings to play against?

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Interested to know what openings people struggle against!

For me
When I play 1.e4 I'm not so good against The French
When i play 1.d4 I'm crap against The Grunfeld

How about you guys?

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I hate seeing the Colle...I'm usually psyched up for an exciting QGA when I see 1.d4, but the Colle is like bromide on an 8x8.

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Originally posted by najdorfslayer
Interested to know what openings people struggle against!

For me
When I play 1.e4 I'm not so good against The French
When i play 1.d4 I'm crap against The Grunfeld

How about you guys?
Sicilian

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Anything that involves alot of pawn pushing. I hate pawn pushers. 😠

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Originally posted by st00p1dfac3
Anything that involves alot of pawn pushing. I hate pawn pushers. 😠
Same with me, namely the Caro-Kann Advance or the Caro-Kann Panov-Botnivik attack when they push c5.

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Originally posted by Falco Lombardi
Same with me, namely the Caro-Kann Advance or the Caro-Kann Panov-Botnivik attack when they push c5.
Other one I HATE and I have a game in it at the moment!!

Game 3381272

The Stonewall Attack!!!!........no comments please in progress!!!

I never know what to do against this opening!!!!

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nimzo bores the hell out of me...

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As an English player, I really dislike the symmetric. The hedgehog, KI, any of the reversed Sicillian lines are great. There is just little room for excitement in the symmetric. With the french, I greatly dislike the exchange, even though I score ok against it. It's just deadly dull.

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The Scotch. All of black's options, while equalizing, are UG-ly! 😛

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Originally posted by najdorfslayer
Most annoying openings to play against?
T H E B L O O D Y F R E N CH D E F E N C E

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Originally posted by wormwood
nimzo bores the hell out of me...
What line do you play against it?

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Originally posted by Amaurote
I hate seeing the Colle...I'm usually psyched up for an exciting QGA when I see 1.d4, but the Colle is like bromide on an 8x8.
Seconded.

Actually, anything that avoids the Modern Benoni.

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Originally posted by najdorfslayer
Other one I HATE and I have a game in it at the moment!!

Game 3381272

The Stonewall Attack!!!!........no comments please in progress!!!

I never know what to do against this opening!!!!
Oh the Stonewall. I forgot to mention that one.

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KID

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QID-dont know it very well but I absolutely HATE that queenside bishop aimed at me.
as black I hate Nf3-it forces me to set up the pawn structure while a tempo down