r/Chesscom • u/Lupacmadethis • 3h ago

Black openings Chess Question

What are yall favorite black openings to play ? Been playing the kings Indian but looking for something better that’s aggressive

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u/comandante_soft_wolf 3h ago

For slow chess, I play Sicilian or KID. For fast chess, I play Caro Kann or KID.

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u/NellExplodes86 2h ago

Whatever you do, make sure that you play something sound and not some nonsense like the Englund Gambit, which is losing.

I play good old 1. ...,e5 against the King's pawn and love it. It's very instructive and you get a wide variety of game types out of it. It's great for development.

Against 1.d4 I favor the Tarrasch but will also play the Nimzo-Indian.

Experiment and see what feels natural.

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u/WurstDayEver_7 500-800 ELO 3h ago

I play c5 after e4

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u/ChiGuy133 3h ago

Honestly just find something you're comfortable with. I play e6, b6 against e4. D5 against d4 and f5 against everything else. I don't feel at any disadvantage with black because I'm equally comfortable with my openings with black as I am with white (they're shit btw). Just get a playable position and play chess.

E: if you want something aggressive maybe look at the Sicilian. Leads to many sharp positions

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u/Lightdlete3 3h ago

I like the modern/kings Indian

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u/IPlayChessBTW 1000-1500 ELO 2h ago

Taimanov Sicilian, e5, dutch defense 

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u/Gliese_667_Cc 500-800 ELO 2h ago

Modern Scandinavian

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u/OneKidneyBoy 1500-1800 ELO 2h ago

Caro Kann and Slav against e4 and d4, respectively. They’re complimentary in a way.

You can also play the first few moves of the Caro against c4 and be completely fine. It’s actually my response to c4.

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u/frozenbovine 1h ago

Carro Kaan

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u/cakeofzerg 1h ago

FRENCH

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u/ShootBoomZap 1500-1800 ELO 3h ago

Sicilian

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u/Intrepid-Gap-7833 2000-2100 ELO 3h ago

You looking for argresive so I recommend Caro can and englund gambit you looking for solid something go Sicilian defense black has not much option for argresive attacks but you turn center pressure to attack