Intermediate black openings



Been there, I was losing 70% games with black. That time my repertoire consisted of Sicilian hyperaccelerated dragon and KID. By experience, I advise you to stay away from these opening. These two opening are very complex. I would advise you to play caro and slav as they are much simpler, solid and provide good fighting chances.

I have to agree & disagree with the Crow!
I agree with the Crow about the HAD.
I wouldn’t recommend the Hyper accelerated Dragon.
I would recommend the regular Dragon.
It can score you some very nice wins as Black because most people who are Intermediate don’t know how to play against it very well.1
I disagree with the Crow about the KID.
I think Kings Indian Defense can be very good against intermediated players.
It has a lot of variations, but the set up is often the same for majority of the variations. Most people you play against will not do anything crazy either.
Its a good chance to snag wins.