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blake507 04-Mar-11, 11:08	Strong defensive openings for Black Strong defensive openings for Black against the King or Queen Gambit. I have never talked about that point of view. We have only addressed the White side of things. I would like to here what the team members have to say about this subject. I have been playing around with the Benko opening. g6, Bb7, kf6, and 00. This should get the ball rolling.
darren6464 05-Mar-11, 02:23	Strong defensive openings for Black Is there any way we can visually show what you ar talking about?
maestro0810 05-Mar-11, 06:05	Strong Defensive Openings For Black Yes. The eternal question, isn't it ? I think that there are a couple of factors to think about. One could play on a statistical basis using the computer databases that we now have, and use the openings for black that the Grandmasters have most success with, or one could use the openings that one likes the touch and feel of as a personal favourite to reflect a particular style of play of the player. I am not entirely sure which are statistically the most successful defences for black on the databases but I am sure that the most popular at all levels of play are the Sicilian Defence to 1. e4 and the Queen's Gambit Declined to 1. d4. From an amateur point of view, The Sicilian Defence, for instance, is so vast that most players just get totally confused by it, on both sides, which means that the players enter into a game, on a level playing field, knowing each side has chances, and whoever plays consistently the best throughout the game will win. As you know there are a lot of openings with a couple of standard lines that don't offer so much scope for interesting, untested chess, to bamboozal the opponent, which is the point of opening strategy. I think probably the strongest openings to use as black are the ones you feel most comfortable with, ones that suit your own style of play. If you like a fight, use The Sicilian Defence to 1. e4 or The Nimzo-Indian Defence to 1. d4. If you like slow manouvering use The Caro-Kann to 1. e4 or use The King's Indian Defence to 1.d4. If you like a gambit system to offer a pawn to open up lines of attack, based on an educated suicidal thought, use The Latvian Gambit to 1. e4 and The Benko Gambit to 1. d4. Whichever systems you do want to use to the various opening systems, they have to be learned. A concise general reference work like Modern Chess Openings, "Our Chess Players Bible", is to be reccomended. You get clear analysis, descriptions of opening systems and their nature as well as the latest Grandmaster Mainlines. The next step, after a few years of study, is to buy The Reference Works produced by the various Grandmasters on particular opening systems you are interested in that suit your style of play. Good luck, from David, aka, thelearningcoremonster.

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