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magnublm

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03 Oct 07

magnublm

Joined: 17 Dec 02
Moves: 4144

03 Oct 07

I have my defense of choice for 1.e4: the French: 1.e4 e6, but I haven't really decided on a favorite defense for 1.d4. Suggestions?

~~bannedplayer306509~~

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Joined: 14 Nov 06
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03 Oct 07

Originally posted by magnublm
I have my defense of choice for 1.e4: the French: 1.e4 e6, but I haven't really decided on a favorite defense for 1.d4. Suggestions?

I also play e6 though I'm not a huge fan of the french defense. I prefer it better that my original prefered opening (the semislav).

Kepler

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Joined: 20 Aug 06
Moves: 20099

03 Oct 07

Originally posted by magnublm
I have my defense of choice for 1.e4: the French: 1.e4 e6, but I haven't really decided on a favorite defense for 1.d4. Suggestions?

Currently I play 1. .... g6 against everything except 1. b3 and 1. b4. Against 1. d4 it allows transposition to a King's indian if white allows and i feel like it but also seems to avoid some of the nasty unconventional openings that white can annoy black with. For instance, a bishop on g5 looks particularly silly with no knight on f6 to pin or attack.

Before now I have played the Benko Gambit but white very often just ignores it and condemns black to death by suffocation so I abandoned that.

wormwood

If Theres Hell Below

We're All Gonna Go!

Joined: 10 Sep 05
Moves: 10228

03 Oct 07

1...f5 leningrad.

schakuhr

Joined: 12 Feb 05
Moves: 47202

03 Oct 07

1. ..Nf6 2. c4 Nc6! and black has equalized.

Ashley Blue

Chess Lame-o

Ohio

Joined: 27 Nov 04
Moves: 10376

03 Oct 07

1. ...c5

The Old Benoni. I don't especially like it, but it's served me well. I'm not comfortable as black yet facing d4...

Mahout

London

Joined: 04 Nov 05
Moves: 12606

03 Oct 07

Currently I'm looking at The Modern Benoni and The Tango

1.d4...Nf6
2.c4...c5

1.d4...Nf6
2.c4...Nc6

If they play 2.Bg5 (The Trompovsky) I'm happy with that as I'm learning this from the white side.

demonseed

Joined: 19 Mar 05
Moves: 11878

03 Oct 07

Originally posted by wormwood
1...f5 leningrad.

Any good online sources for the Dutch?

I want to make a change from the Benko which players keep avoiding with 2. Nf3, 2. Bg5 etc

magnublm

Joined: 17 Dec 02
Moves: 4144

03 Oct 07

1 edit

Originally posted by demonseed
...I want to make a change from the Benko which players keep avoiding with 2. Nf3, 2. Bg5 etc

How does the Benko go?

and

What are everyone's thoughts on the Slav/Semi-Slav which I seem to keep running into when I play 1.d4. Sound defense?

zebano

127.0.0.1

Joined: 27 Oct 05
Moves: 158564

03 Oct 07

Originally posted by magnublm
How does the Benko go?

and

What are everyone's thoughts on the Slav/Semi-Slav which I seem to keep running into when I play 1.d4. Sound defense?

I play the benko, it goes

1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5!? --after this there are many deviations, I will give the line where the gambit is accepted.
4. cxb5 a6
5. bxa6 g6
6. Nc3 Bxa6

and there are many popular variations from here.

stevetodd

Joined: 26 Nov 03
Moves: 11918

03 Oct 07

Originally posted by magnublm
I have my defense of choice for 1.e4: the French: 1.e4 e6, but I haven't really decided on a favorite defense for 1.d4. Suggestions?

d5, I used to open with d4 myself before I switched to c4

wormwood

If Theres Hell Below

We're All Gonna Go!

Joined: 10 Sep 05
Moves: 10228

03 Oct 07

Originally posted by demonseed
Any good online sources for the Dutch?

I want to make a change from the Benko which players keep avoiding with 2. Nf3, 2. Bg5 etc

I couldn't find any, so I started by ordering the fox dvd for leningrad dutch (and the anti-dutch dvd as well) by andrew martin. then I've been just going through games.

HFRorbis

Joined: 05 Apr 06
Moves: 6528

03 Oct 07

I play h4

duecer

anybody seen my

underpants??

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03 Oct 07

1 edit

1...d5 (I'm too predictable),

2e4 e6

~~Dutch Defense~~

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03 Oct 07

1 edit

Originally posted by wormwood
1...f5 leningrad.

Here's a Dutch Defense game: Game 3941339 Stonewall variation