White:
Play 1.d4 then c4 Queen's Gambit. Usually I end up playing some slav/QGD or KID. I avoid playing e4, as I hate the French, and it can transpose to that easily if you play e4.
Black:
Against e4, Sicilian Taimanov, hard to refute, even in closed Sicilians or Rossolimo attacks. Sometimes I throw in the Center Counter game to mix things up, I can also transpose to other Sicilians as I know them all pretty much. I am not a huge fan of the Narjdof like many are however, when I play it, I find I often get picked apart by knight sacking tactics that are hard to stop even if you see them coming.
Against d4, ah, here, this is interesting. I used to play the QGD: Tartakower defense, but now I am considering the Cambridge Springs, still need work on that however, as it's tactical and not for the inexperienced at heart, I need to know the opening better, but I think it's tactics are a good way for black to activate his peices rather then quietly leting white get into a won positional endgame.
Against c4, the Symetrical variation. Simple, effortless, boring, but effective. Just copy and paste, it's an even game, perhabs even in black's favour, strangely enough. Heck, it's the main line, and I didn't even know that until a month ago. The English just sucks, sorry, it just does. I haven't read any theory about this opening, and I simply beat it. It was popular at one time in the mid 1990's, but it's popularity of late has rightfully been short lived. Kasparov did play it to get a few challenges in games, and many will point to that as the openings soundness. What they fail to mention, is how Kasparov demolished and checkmated ppl in 20 moves when they played the English against him!
Originally posted by mateulosewith white i go for the vienna game againt e5. And againt c5 i go for the vinken system e4 c5 nc3 nc6 f4. this system is named after a local hero here in the region where i live alex vinken. and leads to very sharp play. against the caro kann i go for the advance variation with a later g4. and against the french i play a sharp version of the advance variation with exc5. against the pirc i play the austrian attack and against the four pawns attack against the alekhine defence.
White:
Play 1.d4 then c4 Queen's Gambit. Usually I end up playing some slav/QGD or KID. I avoid playing e4, as I hate the French, and it can transpose to that easily if you play e4.
Black:
Against e4, Sicilian Taimanov, hard to refute, even in closed Sicilians or Rossolimo attacks. Sometimes I throw in the Center Counter game to mix things up, I ...[text shortened]... how Kasparov demolished and checkmated ppl in 20 moves when they played the English against him!
with black against e4 i played the sicilian dragon but have decided to start playing the sveshnikov variation recently. and against anything else i play the kings indian.
btw if you think the english opening is not so good you shoud check out gm viktor korchnoi's games he's a master at this opening.
Originally posted by mateuloseYou will always suck at chess, because you think that to get better at chess, all you have to do is memorize a bunch of moves out of a book.
White:
Play 1.d4 then c4 Queen's Gambit. Usually I end up playing some slav/QGD or KID. I avoid playing e4, as I hate the French, and it can transpose to that easily if you play e4.
Black:
Against e4, Sicilian Taimanov, hard to refute, even in closed Sicilians or Rossolimo attacks. Sometimes I throw in the Center Counter game to mix things up, I ...[text shortened]... how Kasparov demolished and checkmated ppl in 20 moves when they played the English against him!
You are not smart enough to realize that chess is more than that, and when you opponent plays a move you haven't memorized, you are lost and you come here complaining that you lost because your opponent is not as smart as you.
Originally posted by mateuloseAs black,
White:
Play 1.d4 then c4 Queen's Gambit. Usually I end up playing some slav/QGD or KID. I avoid playing e4, as I hate the French, and it can transpose to that easily if you play e4.
Black:
Against e4, Sicilian Taimanov, hard to refute, even in closed Sicilians or Rossolimo attacks. Sometimes I throw in the Center Counter game to mix things up, I ...[text shortened]... how Kasparov demolished and checkmated ppl in 20 moves when they played the English against him!
1.e4 ...c6 (Caro)
1.d4 ...d5 (Slav, Semi slav, some version of QGD but it depends on what white does)
1.c4 ...c6 (Transposing to some variation of the slav, QGD)
1.f4 ...d5 (Dutch, usually the Stonewall, depends on white)
1.Nf3 ...d5 (depends on white where we go from here)
1.Anything else ... pretty much d5
As white,
1.d4 (London (against the KID), Boring, Colle,)
Originally posted by wibI'm pretty boring:Queen's gambits everywhere ,Italian game and some times Bird.
As black,
1.e4 ...c6 (Caro)
1.d4 ...d5 (Slav, Semi slav, some version of QGD but it depends on what white does)
1.c4 ...c6 (Transposing to some variation of the slav, QGD)
1.f4 ...d5 (Dutch, usually the Stonewall, depends on white)
1.Nf3 ...d5 (depends on white where we go from here)
1.Anything else ... pretty much d5
As white,
1.d4 (London (against the KID), Boring, Colle,)
As black generally I play the sicilian but depends on what white does.
Originally posted by mateuloseWho's really at fault? People have been trying to help you for months, and all you do is talk CRAP, and be rude, and accuse other people of starting what YOU really started.
Ppl accuse me of posting off topic and starting crap, yet look at the replies in this post, it's obvious who is really at fault, this is a thread about your chess opening reperatoire, save the flames for the debates forum.
And by the way, you post your crap toward me in a chess forum, don't turn into the constant crybaby you are and tell me that I should go to another forum.
Got it, coward?
There. You should be happy now that I've given you some other target for your childish whining.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI'm one of those people who refuse to believe that if I memorize a book with a name like "win with the Sicilian" I'm going to win all my games. It's silly. If something like the title were true, then everybody would memorize the book and everybody would win... And no losers???
[b]and there was me thinking this had the potential to be an interesting thread
This thread is actually more interesting than I expected.[/b]
To me an opening is a stage of a game when you develop your pieces and prepare for the resulting patterns and battle. It's not playing by rote. His idea of playing an opening is the equivalent of learning multiplication tables.
So, my opening repertoire?
As white, 1. e4 or 1. d4.
As black, 1...e5, 1...c4, 1...d5, or 1...e6.
Originally posted by dpressnellYou are not being very nice. There is no need to start or continue some trouble.
Who's really at fault? People have been trying to help you for months, and all you do is talk CRAP, and be rude, and accuse other people of starting what YOU really started.
And by the way, you post your crap toward me in a chess forum, don't turn into the constant crybaby you are and tell me that I should go to another forum.
Got it, coward?
...[text shortened]... . You should be happy now that I've given you some other target for your childish whining.
Originally posted by mateuloseDidn't think I'd ever say this, but mateulose is right about this...
Ppl accuse me of posting off topic and starting crap, yet look at the replies in this post, it's obvious who is really at fault, this is a thread about your chess opening reperatoire, save the flames for the debates forum.
and by the way, great topic for a thread
White, 1. d4 with classical lines against most sytems, but I will avoid Nimzo Indian by playing into a Bogo Indian
Black, 1e4...c6 (Caro) and 1. d4...d5 into a Slav Defense. Against 1. c4 I go for c6 and try to force a Slav and against 1. Nf3... d5 again aiming for a Caro or Slav...for simplicity due to lack of study time.