Originally posted by martinbeaverTry 1..f5, the Dutch Defence! Great opening, altough I don't really know if it's good for beginners too...
i'd like a suitable opening for black to 1.d5 that is suitable for a beginner, an opening that creates an open game with plenty of tactical opportunities and doesn't require a whole ton of memorisation.
Olav
The dutch is good indeed.
You might wanna take a look at the queens gambit accepted too.It's not seen too much,but it's a solid opening and can become very open and tactical.Little drawback is that white can more or less choose to make it dull,but then things are equal and he won't have much of an advantage himself,so that's actually ok too.And it's fairly easy to learn 😀
Originally posted by hypermo2001The Slav (1.d4 d5 2. c4 c6) is a great opening! It allows active placement of Black's Queen's Bishop (usually on f5) after which you can play e6 and hold your strong-point on d5. After a couple moves you will often be forced to play d5xc4, but then you will soon be ready to play c5, freeing your position.
there is always the Slav...a solid defense.
The Slav requires active play by black, but it is rewarding. It is much easier to understand and study than some other systems (like the King's Indian)
After playing the Slav for a while, you can also add the semi-slav, particularly the Meran variation. Lots of fun, much to explore!
R Actius Dio
The Dutch Defence although very tactical and attacking, would definitely not suit beginners. It creates some weaknesses which require very sharp play to compensate for and gain an advantage. However, one line you might wanna try is the Budapest Gambit. It rarely ends up with a huge pawn centre, and black gets good piece developement.
Here is the complete line to the Budapest Gambit:
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e5
3. dxe5 Ng4
4. Bf4 Nc6
5. Nf3 Bb4+
6. Nc3 Bxc3+
7. bxc3 Qe7
8. Qd5 f6
9. exf6 Nxf6
10. Qd3 d6
11. e3 Ne4
12. Be2 O-O
13. O-O
As you see, white has a bad pawn structure and cramped pieces, whereas Black has a much better structure (even though he is a pwan down) and much better piece coordination.
Another very nice line to really catch the opponent off guard is the Benko (as suggested earlier), which creates complete chaos most of the time on the queenside.
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I found my strength as a player increased greatly when i LEARNED TO KEEP MY OPTIONS OPEN!
I have found (along with a zillion other people) that 1..Nf6 is a good reply to d4. The reason for this is two fold, the majority of openings place your kings knight on f6, so u can choose what your opening defense is going to be, as soon as you know what white is going to play. You are also preventing 2.e4.
The beuty of this for the ametuer, like ourselves, is that you are thinking from the first move. You can play the kings Indian, variations on the french, pretty much anything, except of course the aformentioned f4😕
Once yu have learnt a couple of defenses, you will soon realize that you can switch from one to another, start off playing the scicillian and end up playing the french...
This has great advantages, as your opponent will start off attacking against one opening, only to find your sratagy has changed. Takes a little study, but i find playing through master games quickly, is more effective than reading through opening books, my eyes are rolling after a couple of variations.🙄
Originally posted by marinakatombI agree with Marina,
I found my strength as a player increased greatly when i LEARNED TO KEEP MY OPTIONS OPEN!
I have found (along with a zillion other people) that 1..Nf6 is a good reply to d4. The reason for this is two fold, the majority of openings place your kings knight on f6, so u can choose what your opening defense is going to be, as soon as you know what white ...[text shortened]... ffective than reading through opening books, my eyes are rolling after a couple of variations.🙄
1...Nf6 is a very flexible move and doesnt commit anything on the pawn structure. Apart from Dutch all other black replies are possible after Nf6.
Prashant