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ChessPlayinDude47

Seems to me that if you want to get pretty good with 1. d4 openings, you'd want to study several books on the various 1. d4 openings. Just in the Queen's Gambit Declined Orthodox alone (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6) there are countless named variations one can study. So I'd recommend a book for the Queen's Gambit Declined Orthodox lines alone. Then you'd want a book on the Slav Defense (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6), the Semi-Slav Defense (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6) the Queen's Gambit Accepted (1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4), and probably several books on the various Indian Defenses (1. d4 Nf6), including books on the Nimzo-Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4), Bogo-Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+), King's Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6), Queen's Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6), Grünfeld Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5), Budapest Gambit (aka Budapest Defense) (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5), Benoni Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5) including the Benko Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5), and Catalan Opening (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3), then you'd want to stock up on books on the other lines of 1. d4 besides the Indian Defenses or the Queen's Gambit lines, such as the Dutch Defense (1. d4 f5), the Colle System (1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bd3 c5), and the Trompowski Attack (1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5). There are also a number of more obscure defenses that are sometimes played including a number of gambits such as the Albin Counter Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5) and the Blumenfeld Counter Gambit (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5).

Or, if you don't want to study that many books, or don't have the money, time, or access to them, sometimes it's fun to just study out of a general openings manual, such as the classic: Modern Chess Openings - 13th Edition (MCO-13) by Walter Korn and Nick Defirmian. That way, there is much less reading involved and you can focus on more lines, perhaps, in less depth, just to get your feet wet, so to speak.

I have also found Wikipedia articles on 1. d4 openings to be helpful if you don't have money to invest in books.

kindaspongey

A few years ago, there were a number of books with advice for White:

A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White by IM John Watson (2012),

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627105428/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen161.pdf

www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Strategic-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-for-White-A-76p3721.htm

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/A_Strategic_Chess_Opening_Repertoire_for_White.pdf

Playing 1.d4: The Queen's Gambit by Lars Schandorff (2012),

https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf

www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Playing-1-d4-The-Queens-Gambit-76p3736.htm

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Playing1d4QueensGambitexcerpt.pdf

Playing 1 d4 The Indian Defences

www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Playing-1-d4-The-Indian-Defences-76p3735.htm

https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Playing1d4IndiansExcerpt.pdf

The Kaufman Repertoire for Black & White by GM Larry Kaufman (2012),

https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/955.pdf

A practical repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4 Volume 1 by Alexei Kornev,

http://reviews.dailychess.org/a-practical-repertoire-with-1-d4-and-2-c4-the-complete-queens-gambit-volume-1-by-alexei-kornev-chess-stars-2013-304-pages/

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7288.pdf

A Practical White Repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4, Vol. 2: The King's Fianchetto Defences

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7370.pdf

A Practical White Repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4, Vol. 3

http://www.chess-stars.com/resources/contents_tom3.pdf

and A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Graham Burgess (2013).

http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Cunning-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-for-White-A-76p3827.htm

http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/john-watson-book-review-110-repertoires-in-the-age-of-carlsen

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/A_Cunning_Chess_Opening_Repertoire_for_White.pdf

I think Watson, Schandorff, Kornev, and Kaufman advocated 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Bg5, while Burgess advocated 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 c4 e6 4 Nc3 Be7 5 Bf4.

If the Catalan is your interest, perhaps:

Grandmaster Repertoire 1A - The Catalan by Boris Avrukh

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/GM1A-Catalan-excerpt.pdf

and Grandmaster Repertoire 1B - The Queen's Gambit by Boris Avrukh.
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/1BTheQueensGambit-excerpt.pdf

Grandmaster Repertoire 2A - King's Indian and Grunfeld

https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/GM2A-KingsIndianandGrunfeld-excerpt.pdf

kindaspongey

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London material that is possibly of interest:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627074459/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen85.pdf
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Win_with_the_London_System.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9035.pdf

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7619.pd

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7767.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627100246/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen139.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093403/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/tips.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7656.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-perfect-opening-for-the-lazy-student
and there is also the book, First Steps: The Colle and London System.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings
A set of London System DVDs by GM Damien Lemos.
A GM Simon Williams DVD on the same subject.

A set of London System DVDs by GM Henley

kindaspongey

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Possibly helpful:
Starting Out: The Colle by Richard Palliser (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627040050/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen103.pdf
The Colle: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627110453/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen169.pdf
First Steps: Colle and London Systems by Cyrus Lakdawala (2016)

https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings

A set of Colle System DVDs by IM Andrew Martin.
Starting Out: d-Pawn Attacks by Richard Palliser (2008)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626165651/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen118.pdf
Zuke 'Em, The Colle-Zukertort Revolutionized by David Rudel (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627053117/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen130.pdf
The Zukertort System: A Guide for White and Black by Grigory Bogdanovich (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627131000/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen143.pdf
A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire by Aaron Summerscale & Sverre Johnsen (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627030157/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen133.pdf
The Moment of Zuke by Dave Rudel (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627030157/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen133.pdf

RussBell

Recommend to try the London System....

The following are the best books to learn it....

The Agile London System...

https://www.amazon.com/Agile-London-System-Dynamic-Opening/dp/9056916890/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518930356&sr=8-1&keywords=agile+london+system

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9035.pdf

Win with the London System....

https://www.amazon.com/Win-London-System-Sverre-Johnsen/dp/1904600352/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518930646&sr=1-5&keywords=london+system+chess

The London System - properly played...

https://www.amazon.com/The-London-System-properly-played/dp/3959209681/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518930734&sr=1-1&keywords=london+system+properly+played

more on London System...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtBMFWuwv1E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4uf0bnQUAc

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=london+system+the+whole+course

https://www.chess.com/lessons/course/305

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZtrVYigFN8

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgyrM_N3skxtqx_GNFe_mA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g1xMZhGOuc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvHoPBSEbU

https://www.chessable.com/opening-book/short-sweet-the-london-system/5774/

otherwise check out...

Good Chess Openings Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-openings-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

 

andrewnox

I play d4. I don't think you need an entire book on each and every potential opening, though. If you have the time, sure, go for it! I'd suggest something like GingerGM's "Killer d4" DVD or ebook as that has a number of suggestions for what to play when you face Black's responses. It also gives you ideas of what your plans should be so you can work stuff out in the game without relying on memorising move orders.

greydayeveryday
Watson is quite good in a solid kind of way.
CheesyPuns

1. D4 by boris Avrukh is top-notch

Homsar
I can recommend this book, I read it and I thought it was pretty good.

https://www.amazon.com/Cunning-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-White/dp/1906454639