openning foe black against E4

I have used the scandanaviana lot recently against E4 with mixed results.
I am looking at another openning i was thinking the french defence what do people think?
Or could you suggest another good reply"

Originally posted by mipmcpt
I have used the scandanaviana lot recently against E4 with mixed results.
I am looking at another openning i was thinking the french defence what do people think?
Or could you suggest another good reply"

Originally posted by alexstclaire
well there are many good openings, i assume if you play the scandanavian you are playing 3...Qa5 and not 3...Qd8, a5 is the best, try different openings, spanish game, french, alekhine, sicilian, and petroff, are very reasonable, so just look them up and play them

Originally posted by Bedlam
Iv been unhappy with my responces to 1.e4 recently and looked at the Scandinavian...im told the most aggressive move is 3..Qd6, although Qa5 seems to be a lot more common.

I did use to play the dragon, but decided whites yugoslav attack was too easy for white to learn and too thermatic for them to play OTB. That could just be my lack of theoretical understanding 🙂

Most Sicilian lines hold painful memories for me not least of which is the Sveshnikov 😉

how do you post games? i could post my better scandinavian games since its the defense i chose.

Originally posted by Bedlam
I did use to play the dragon, but decided whites yugoslav attack was too easy for white to learn and too thermatic for them to play OTB. That could just be my lack of theoretical understanding 🙂

Most Sicilian lines hold painful memories for me not least of which is the Sveshnikov 😉

Originally posted by cmsMaster
The Svesh requires a special type of person to play it as far as I'm concerned - and the positions aren't like anything you'll see with any other opening.

I feel so much more confident with the Dragon than I think white can. Play The Sicilian Dragon is the book to have if you play it. I don't know most lines yet, but when I've gone through the book I think I'll be extremely confident in my ability to play it.

Originally posted by Bedlam
I played the Sveshnikov totally for 3 months and at the end my results were almost just as bad as when I started (ie awful)....dispite learning it from databases/games, getting a chessbase training cd database and watching several flash movies on the opening.

I might stick with it but not playing it OTB till I feel I can do well in most games which I jus ...[text shortened]... like a responce to 1.e4 that has something like a Benko or KG feel to it.....still searching 🙂

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
how do you post games? i could post my better scandinavian games since its the defense i chose.

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Ha, good luck with that! I chose the Dragon...not very similar to the KG or Benko, but it's awesome. 🙂

Originally posted by Bedlam
I played the Sveshnikov totally for 3 months and at the end my results were almost just as bad as when I started (ie awful)....dispite learning it from databases/games, getting a chessbase training cd database and watching several flash movies on the opening.

I might stick with it but not playing it OTB till I feel I can do well in most games which I jus ...[text shortened]... like a responce to 1.e4 that has something like a Benko or KG feel to it.....still searching 🙂

Originally posted by Bedlam
True, really need to gambit a pawn against 1.e4.....Latvian Gambit springs to mind........but maybe a little too unsound.

Originally posted by cmsMaster
How about you play the Alekhine Defense? 🙂

Or the black side of a Ruy Lopez with a Two Knights Defense.