Originally posted by najdorfslayerLet me know what it's like. Normally I'm a bit wary of repertoire books, rather than books that look at openings comprehensively from both sides, but I may make an exception in this case.
Based on our Schliemann discussions I have just ordered it. I hope it is good 🙂
Originally posted by no1marauderYeah, I was thinking something along those lines, too.
The title of the thread is "the most OPEN reply to 1 d4". Surely the KID and the Benoni aren't "open" by any stretch of the imagination.
The King's Indian is obviously a perfectly reasonable opening, but it's simply to closed for my taste.
A few people reccommended the QGA, which is what I'm currently looking at, but especially after 1.d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 line, the walls sometimes seem to close in fast.
Originally posted by wittywonkaI don't play the Queen's Gambit as White, nor do I play the QGA, but I read somewhere that after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dc 3 e4, that 3...e5 is considered a good response. I'll look it up in my old BCO-2.
A few people reccommended the QGA, which is what I'm currently looking at, but especially after 1.d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 line, the walls sometimes seem to close in fast.
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Originally posted by gaychessplayerThat's actually what I've played in the three or so games I've had with it thus far. I'll give it a "fair" at the moment, but I'm thinking about switching to a different third move (possibly 3. ... Nc6).
I don't play the Queen's Gambit as White, nor do I play the QGA, but I read somewhere that after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dc 3 e4, that 3...e5 is considered a good response. I'll look it up in my old BCO-2.
Does anyone else have experience here?
Originally posted by gaychessplayerJust goes to show how much opening theory can change. Back in the 60s and 70s when I was young and starting out playing chess, 3.e4 (in the QGA) was considered virtually a duffer's move, since it was 'known' that black equalised effortlessly with 3...e5 or c5. Nowadays, of course, 3.e4 is all the rage at GM level.
I don't play the Queen's Gambit as White, nor do I play the QGA, but I read somewhere that after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dc 3 e4, that 3...e5 is considered a good response. I'll look it up in my old BCO-2.
There have been some very recent games that show White getting really great positions after 3..e5:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1462306
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1462325
I myself am preferring this early Bb5 idea over Bxe6. Actually, I think there was a Ponomariov game in this huge World Cup tournament going on right now, where Bb5 was essayed again and won with white.
Originally posted by Northern LadIt's been a relatively recently rising trend, hasn't it?
Just goes to show how much opening theory can change. Back in the 60s and 70s when I was young and starting out playing chess, 3.e4 (in the QGA) was considered virtually a duffer's move, since it was 'known' that black equalised effortlessly with 3...e5 or c5. Nowadays, of course, 3.e4 is all the rage at GM level.
I even remember when there was a debate going on here at RHP about whether white should play 3.e4.
Originally posted by adam warlock"Cramped" and "closed" are basically the same thing the only difference is that "cramped" is usually talking about one player while "closed" is talking about both players being cramped because the center is frozen.
No, but you must be!
See the games of Kasparov, Fischer and Bronstein with it. Games can get closed in the KID but if you know how to play them they never get cramped.