Pet Openings - Black

Against 1. e4 - Dragon almost exclusively, but I have dabbled in the Modern/Pirc and pretty much every other Sicilian.

Against 1. d4 - KID or the Modern Benoni

It's all about Crackin skulls!

i love the sicilian. i'm learning the ruy lopez as black and liking how its building up for a counter attack very strategical. i love the kings indian too its a fun game white gets his open center and black gets a chance to use his kingside rook.

I like to play either Najdorf/Scheveningen Lines against e4.

Massive problem however.........the league I play in 75% of the time I get ANTI-SICILIANS!!

I now have switched to 1...e5.....much more fun but more to learn

Against 1.d4 I have not found a defence I am happy with in 13yrs of playing it!!!

Originally posted by najdorfslayer
I like to play either Najdorf/Scheveningen Lines against e4.

Massive problem however.........the league I play in 75% of the time I get ANTI-SICILIANS!!

I now have switched to 1...e5.....much more fun but more to learn

Against 1.d4 I have not found a defence I am happy with in 13yrs of playing it!!!

Against 1.e4

1....d6 with idea 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 - its my main OTB weapon.
1...b6 playing it in RHP and sometimes playing it in OTB
1...g6 playing more in RHP, but few times have played in OTB
1...e6 playing in RHP and have been played it in OTB few times. (but I`m planning to use in more in OTB)
1...e5 playing mostly in RHP and in blitz. In OTB almost have not played (since I dont use Latviang gambit).

Against 1.d4

1...c5 My most used opening in last time
1...Nf6 usually playing KID - have been playing more often (before started to use 1...c5), but 1...Nf6 is still on my opening arsenal 🙂

Against 1.c4
1...e5 or 1...Nf6

Against 1.Nf3
1...Nf6
1...b6

Well I used to decline it

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 d5 (or Nf6)
Transposing to a c3 Sicilian

As white 1.e4
1...c5 Morra Gambit
1...e5 King's Knight's Gambit, Fried Liver or Evans Gambit
1...e6 Advance FD, although I despise playing against the FD

As black
1.e4...c5 Sicilian Dragon if possible
1.d4...f5 The Dutch is proving interesting but problematic for me

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
As black
1.e4...c5 Sicilian Dragon if possible
1.d4...f5 The Dutch is proving interesting but problematic for me[/b]

d4-leningrad dutch-only way to go
e4-currently experimenting, mostly Alekhine
c4-used to aim for dutch, but am going to change move order to see if i can get a more favorable position
Nf3-hmmm ill just have to figure something out won't I?

Let's see:

Against e4: Used to play the dragon but recently switched to sveshnikov

Against d4: Benko gambit or KID

Against c4: e5

Nf3, just copy your opponent.

ie.

1. Nf3 Nf6
2. g3 g6
3. Bg2 Bg7
4. 0-0 0-0

If they move c4 try and encourage them to play d4.

Originally posted by Tengu
Problematic in what way?

Against 1.e4, I play the Alekhine Defense and the Latvian Gambit. If my opponent plays the Ruy Lopez, I play the Bird Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4). Game 3288883. This game is in progess so no comments please. 🙂 Against 1.d4, I play the Dutch Defense and the Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5). 😀 Against the Bird, I play the From's Gambit-Lasker Variation (1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 g4 6.Ng5 f5 7.e4 h6 8.e5 Be7 9.Nh3 gxh3 10.Qh5+ Kf8. Only one person (off site) played this against me and won. 😳

Against e4 - I exclusively play the Caro-Kann. Really enjoy playing against the advance variation.

Against d4 - KID all the way! Since I play such a solid defense against e4, this gives me some variety in getting to play more of a counter-attacking system.

Against c4 - I usually play c6 and aim for a Caro/Slav formation. Sometimes I go for a KID formation.

Against the Reti - I'm always in a quandary when this comes up. Haven't yet figured out what I like against this one. Most of the time I end up going for a KID set-up.

Caro Kann and KID is a very unusual combination?