What opeings do you ppl play?
In 50 games, I will play 1. e4 40 times and 1. Nf3 10 times.
with 1. Nf3 I pretty much always play the King's Indian Attack
with 1. e4, I usually play the King's Gambit (King's Knight Gambit usually, though I have tried the King's Bishop Gambit several times), Danish Gambit (sparingly, mostly for a strong attack against weaker players), and the Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation. I used to play the Giouco Piano (mostly the Evans Gambit) but gave it up because of the counterattacking chances of the Two Knight's Defense.
as black, I play the Sicilian Dragon and Accelerated Dragon (Anti-Yugoslav Variation) against 1. e4 and the King's Indian Defense and a transposed Queen's Gambit Declined against 1. d4.
As White: always e4.Allthough I did surprise myself once by accidentally playing 1.d4 😕
vs e5 I hope for a danish gambit
vs c5 the wing gambit
vs e6 french advanced
vs anything else I just try to play sensible looking moves or,when it's cc,I look up some nice sharp looking line.
As Black vs 1.e4 the scandinavian
vs 1.d4 I'm currently trying the benoni
vs anything else again try to play sensible looking moves
I'm afraid my repertoire has some big holes 😳
as white, I stick to main line theory in the Sicilian and enjoy playing the white side of the Najdorf and the Yugoslav Attack vs the Dragon.
I primarily meet the French Defense with the King's Indian Attack (2. d3) and Alehine's Defense with the Four Pawns Attack.
I play the KIA and Two Knights Variation of the Caro-Kann (and the exchange variation when the carokann arises through 1. e4 d5 2. d4 c6) which is also how I meet the Scandinavian, with the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.
Originally posted by YUG0slavYou have this many openings, yet you've only been playing chess for a year??
as white, I stick to main line theory in the Sicilian and enjoy playing the white side of the Najdorf and the Yugoslav Attack vs the Dragon.
I primarily meet the French Defense with the King's Indian Attack (2. d3) and Alehine's Defense with the Four Pawns Attack.
I play the KIA and Two Knights Variation of the Caro-Kann (and the exchange variation w ...[text shortened]... 1. e4 d5 2. d4 c6) which is also how I meet the Scandinavian, with the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.
Originally posted by cmsMasterLet's see....
You have this many openings, yet you've only been playing chess for a year??
As white: 1.e4
vs. 1...e5 King's Gambit, recently tranisitioning from the KKG to the KBG.
vs. 1...c5 I've been playing the open sicilian, but if I'm afraid my opponent knows more theory than I could play the Grand Prix Attack (Possibly the Alapin if I need a draw)
vs. 1...e6 I'm not totally sure yet, I've tried the advance which I think I'm dropping, the Tarrasch which seems solid although I don't know enough theory on it, and the Reti Gambit with 2.b3!? which is great fun OTB.
vs. 1...d6 Austrian Attack
vs. 1...c6 Panov-Botvinnik Attack
vs. 1...d5 I don't know theory and just play my own line hoping to keep the bishop pair with a solid pawn structure.
With black.
vs. 1.e4 the Sicilian, Najdorf Variation, Poisoned pawn variation vs. Bg5.
vs. 1.d4 the Pirc.
Originally posted by cmsMasterhow do you know all the names of that stuff?
Let's see....
As white: 1.e4
vs. 1...e5 King's Gambit, recently tranisitioning from the KKG to the KBG.
vs. 1...c5 I've been playing the open sicilian, but if I'm afraid my opponent knows more theory than I could play the Grand Prix Attack (Possibly the Alapin if I need a draw)
vs. 1...e6 I'm not totally sure yet, I've tried the advance which I think ...[text shortened]... 4 the Sicilian, Najdorf Variation, Poisoned pawn variation vs. Bg5.
vs. 1.d4 the Pirc.
Originally posted by thesonofsaulThey transpose most of the time. 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
The Pirc against 1.d4? That's not really possible. A pirc like set up against 1.d4 would be something else as the situation is radically different. More like a modern or the KID.
This doesn't always happen, but most of the time it does. But yeah, thanks for the correction.
Repertoire - White
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.Be2 Be7 47%, 1491 44 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 44%, 1466 31 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 55%, 1536 33 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 57%, 1495 36 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 0-0 49%, 1495 39 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 44%, 1430 52 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 50%, 1516 42 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 39%, 1363 32 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 52%, 1476 54 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 48%, 1490 50 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 45%, 1473 70 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 48%, 1484 58 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 45%, 1469 55 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 49%, 1454 39 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 58%, 1519 48 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 33%, 1429 45 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 73%, 1600 45 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bb5 60%, 1492 31 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 54%, 1421 45 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 59%, 1516 35 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nc3 64%, 1580 40 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 54%, 1510 35 games
1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 37%, 1341 58 games
1.e4 c5 2.c3 55%, 1533 46 games
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 47%, 1470 33 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 65%, 1540 81 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 44%, 1418 47 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.Nxh4 Qxh4+ 6.Kf1 64%, 1590 32 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 60%, 1437 49 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 4.e5 30%, 1345 33 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 73%, 1701 56 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 50%, 1518 39 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Bg4 55%, 1445 31 games
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 44%, 1442 36 games
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 44%, 1622 31 games
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 45%, 1425 38 games
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 67%, 1549 46 games
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.0-0 59%, 1501 45 games
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 62%, 1515 84 games
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 71%, 1631 34 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 48%, 1563 47 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 38%, 1410 36 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 48%, 1520 31 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 51%, 1514 41 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 49%, 1465 80 games
1.e4 e6 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 41%, 1403 34 games
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nc3 47%, 1487 59 games
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 62%, 1541 34 games
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 58%, 1547 31 games
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5 50%, 1478 48 games
1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 44%, 1388 32 games
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.c4 47%, 1455 58 games
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 52%, 1519 41 games
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 52%, 1547 48 games
1.e4 c6 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 51%, 1467 35 games
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 56%, 1529 34 games
1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 54%, 1500 66 games
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 56%, 1597 42 games
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Be3 56%, 1560 32 games
1.e4 b6 2.d4 71%, 1647 31 games
1.e4 Nc6 50%, 1462 38 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 60%, 1686 45 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Be7 67%, 1755 44 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Bd6 56%, 1647 34 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 50%, 1441 42 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Bd3 57%, 1680 54 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 50%, 1529 42 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e3 60%, 1632 43 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 56%, 1583 44 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 65%, 1632 40 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 dxc4 69%, 1681 34 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 48%, 1483 44 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 dxc4 67%, 1610 75 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 52%, 1544 56 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 61%, 1651 58 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.e3 e6 55%, 1588 37 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nc6 72%, 1663 36 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 59%, 1630 55 games
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 60%, 1606 84 games
1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 73%, 1628 107 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 56%, 1695 40 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 0-0 6.Bg5 55%, 1573 37 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e3 0-0 43%, 1530 38 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.e3 0-0 49%, 1548 38 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 c5 56%, 1617 33 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 57%, 1552 36 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 47%, 1533 43 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 41%, 1596 49 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 48%, 1614 60 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 52%, 1605 58 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 40%, 1486 31 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 53%, 1534 34 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 50%, 1626 41 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 51%, 1595 39 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 53%, 1572 43 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d5 65%, 1645 33 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 60%, 1562 36 games
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 55%, 1618 31 games
1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6 43%, 1551 65 games
1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 58%, 1624 62 games
1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 62%, 1636 49 games
1.d4 c5 2.d5 57%, 1590 63 games
1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 44%, 1461 51 games
1.d4 e5 2.c4 exd4 52%, 1605 32 games
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 66%, 1725 32 games
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 41%, 1641 38 games
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Nc6 56%, 1671 34 games
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 55%, 1636 50 games
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 50%, 1543 45 games
1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 54%, 1600 42 games
1.Nf3 Nc6 2.c4 e5 67%, 1699 32 games
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 55%, 1498 40 games
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 50%, 1452 38 games
1.f4 d5 2.b3 68%, 1694 59 games
1.f4 Nf6 50%, 1449 36 games
1.d3 52%, 1535 66 games
1.e3 57%, 1506 55 games
Repertoire - Black
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 48%, 1484 225 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 Nf6 7.Bg5 a6 37%, 1455 46 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be6 7.N1c3 27%, 1546 35 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 52%, 1501 33 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bc4 61%, 1470 49 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bg5 59%, 1490 44 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd3 51%, 1477 37 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 68%, 1550 47 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nf5 d5 73%, 1593 33 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 51%, 1567 63 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Bc4 66%, 1523 38 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Nxc3 d6 6.Bc4 41%, 1417 126 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6 70%, 1541 37 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 4.0-0 61%, 1461 58 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 4.c3 70%, 1532 40 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 e6 4.d3 66%, 1492 34 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 cxd4 5.d3 66%, 1470 31 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 cxd4 5.0-0 55%, 1508 33 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 46%, 1472 61 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 57%, 1500 35 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 59%, 1481 34 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 d6 71%, 1561 33 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 e6 58%, 1492 31 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 54%, 1547 74 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 49%, 1520 36 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 39%, 1404 35 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 43%, 1389 35 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 60%, 1554 48 games
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 58%, 1496 32 games
1.e4 c5 2.d4 e6 3.d5 exd5 4.exd5 d6 5.c4 Nf6 44%, 1517 63 games
1.e4 c5 2.d4 e6 3.c3 cxd4 4.cxd4 55%, 1527 53 games
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Bc4 38%, 1399 37 games
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nc6 4.cxd4 d6 5.Nf3 41%, 1346 32 games
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 63%, 1427 43 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 69%, 1599 67 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.e5 e6 4.Nf3 Nc6 64%, 1648 49 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 52%, 1424 41 games
1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 56%, 1576 31 games
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 63%, 1595 34 games
1.e4 c5 2.c4 61%, 1492 37 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 49%, 1666 37 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 54%, 1649 38 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 50%, 1618 34 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 44%, 1631 31 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c5 4.exd5 41%, 1548 48 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 60%, 1581 56 games
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 ...
Originally posted by thesonofsaulIt seems that 1.d4 d6 is the Pillsbury or Rat opening, but I'm still going to call it a pirc.
Okay, here's my openings.
As white, always 1.e4.
Against 1...e5, Ruy Lopez.
1...c5, Alapin.
French or Caro Cann, 2.c4, more for psychological reasons than anything else.
As black,
1.e4 e5
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc (QGA)
1.c4 c5
I think that covers all my planned openings.
Originally posted by trevor33I know names because I bought a copy of Modern Chess Openings (MCO) back in 95. When you talk to other chess players, you just start to pick up the common ones.
how do you know all the names of that stuff?
Edit: I play
As white
The english (1. c4) about 95% of the time and
1. e4 the rest of the time. In this case, I play
.. e5, f4 a kings bishop gambit
.. e6, d4, d5, Nc3 a winawer
.. d5 mainline scandanavien/center counter
.. c5, Nc3 Gran Prix Attack though I do play an open sicillian when the mood strikes me
As black...
Against 1. e4 I play a french (1 ... e6) 85% of the time (the french defense lovers clan is recruiting), e5 about 10% of the time and a najdorf sicillian about 5% of the time.
against c4. I play a hedgehog
against d4 I play a benko gambit (95) or nimzo-indian (5)
I have a lot of openings persay but I rarely face the Carokann, pirc, and modern defense and thus rarely use any lines of those openings.
I originally found myself choosing between the Giouco Piano and Ruy Lopez, and eventually went with the Lopez which seemed more trying (and that damn 2 knights defense was pissing me off.) I eventually let the King's Gambit take them both over and now 8/10 games with 1. e4 e5 I play the King's Gambit.
As for the Sicilian lines....let's just say that I have no life.