repertoire for open positions help

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rebrvwd

Hi, I'm struggling to find openings with an open position. I have been playing the scotch and petroff recently. I don't really think they're anything special though. Against d4 I just abort the game because I only face it like twice a day at my rating of 1700.

ThrillerFan

You better quit aborting just because your opponent plays 1.d4.  You'll lose rights if you do that here.  There is a penalty for frequent aborting.

You can't just play against 1.e4.  You have to learn how to defend against 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.Nf3, 1.g3, 1.b4, 1.b3, 1.Nc3, etc.  The first 3 (along with 1.e4) are far more common than the others.

The Modern Benoni (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 g6()leads to a fairly open position.

tigerbaitlsu
Just play the Queens Gambit Accepted
samyoung

The QGA, suggested by tigerbaitslu, should be a totally fine option.  (Just don't try to hold the pawn.)

A few other things come to mind, as suggestions against d4.

  1. The Grunfeld defense typically leads to an open position.  But it's an opening where you'll want to see if it caters to your style.
  2. There are also various gambits you can consider.  The Albin counter-gambit seems like one that should be pretty good for leading to open positions, as it immediately has double pawn tension in the center.