I’m a King’s Gambit man myself (depending on what white plays obviously) it’s the only chess opening I really love - as a very wise man once said 1.e4 e5 is just no fun without 2.f4!
Against the Sicilian I play the Morra gambit usually, French whatever takes my fancy on the day and Pirc the Austrian Attack - there is no other way 😉
I aren’t a fan of d4 openings, I played it for years myself and I was always getting the same KID positions week in week out when playing OTB. If I have to face d4 as Black now, I will usually try and spice things up with a nice Budapest.
As white, I go for pseudo scotch gambit against 1...e5. Against French I play the 3.Nc3 variation. Against the sicilian I play 2.Nc3 and 3.f4 pretty much everytime.
As black, I play (occasionally) the dutch against 1.d4 otherwise I play 1...Nf6 against pretty much everything
But, I prefer the Caro-Kann, recently, I discover the caro and the queen on new look, they seem really aggressive, they are both solid and sharp, and also, very aggressive, the Caro-Kann start to make me that white is normally lost, since the beginning. so a draw for white, is not so bad. as Black, the Evil one, got plenty of weapon after e4, c6.
As white I play 1.e4, and play the Scotch against 1....e5. Against 1...c5 I play as agressively as possible, but the variation depends on what black plays. (The Yugoslav attack is my Favorite)
As black I play the Sicilian against e4, (although I have recently started experimenting with the French) and Nf6 against d4. I usually get some type of Nimzo - Indian.
When playing against just about any opening with a kingside fiachetto, as white or as black, I just castle queenside, play Be3 and Bh6, and play f3/g4/h4/h5. Works every time! (almost)
As white I play Smith Morra against the Sicilian, and Evans gambit. As black I play the Ruy Lopez and the d5 counter gambit against the Kings gambit(forget the name atm) against e4. Against d4 I play, mostly badly, any of the Indian systems or the Benko gambit.
Originally posted by AudreyxSophie I prefer the Caro-Kann, recently, I discover the caro and the queen on new look, they seem really aggressive, they are both solid and sharp, and also, very aggressive, the Caro-Kann start to make me that white is normally lost, since the beginning. so a draw for white, is not so bad. as Black, the Evil one, got plenty of weapon after e4, c6.