what opening do you play against e2-e4

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futureGM99

what do you play against e4

Yosriv

Usually e5, sometimes the more agressive d5. Of course Nf6, Nc6, e6, d6, b6 and g6 are playable too, but I prefer e5 or d5.

DrSpudnik

e5 or e6 depending on my mood.

Praxis_Streams

c6 or c5, depending on my opponents rating, my mood, and if i'm playing for a must win or not. I'm thinking about learning some alekhine lines though.

I had a short spurt with the modern/pirc lines. The problem is that white may know very little theory and still have a great game against you (in my experience, anyway).

A lot of my friends swear by the scandanavian (1...d5). you should spend half an hour on theory and give it a whirl in blitz.

rors12

maybe e6

Sred

g6 exclusively.

AugieFreebird
Yosriv wrote:

Usually e5, sometimes the more agressive d5. Of course Nf6, Nc6, e6, d6, b6 and g6 are playable too, but I prefer e5 or d5.

I feel like you can find a decent and solid counterattack in almost every line after ...e5.  I'd call it the more aggressive option.  After ...d5, I feel like you almost have to aim to play solid, or you get into trouble against good play.

tfulk

I like when my opponent plays h6 after my e4.

atarw

e5/c5

Rubidium

I found that the scandinavian Qd6 is a nice solid opening. I even drew against Computer 4 impossible!!

AllimKid

I use dutch defense, it's like silican but you play c5 instead of f5.

Diakonia

1...d5

AllimKid

ah sorry about that improper chess notation.

DrSpudnik
Advanced_Nerd wrote:

I use dutch defense, it's like silican but you play c5 instead of f5.

Uh.... no.

wishiwonthatone

1..m4 exclusively.

Elite_Shadow101
The modern defense
AllimKid
DrSpudnik wrote:
Advanced_Nerd wrote:

I use dutch defense, it's like silican but you play c5 instead of f5.

Uh.... no.

What's wrong with dutch?

runawayMule

The Dutch works better when white plays 1.d4

AllimKid
runawayMule wrote:

The Dutch works better when white plays 1.d4

 

Oops, i just realized...

IGP1200

It depends. If I'm playing Magnus Carlsen, I just resign.