This is pretty cool, I reached 1600 recently what opening do you recommend for black if i mostly play the vienna for white? Curious because my win rate on white is 75% and my win rate on black is 35% last 30 days.
So first off congratz on reaching 1600, not a small milestone! There is no set opening for black as its white who determines the opening. I recommend going for sidelines that people don't play much as that will throw you opponent off theory quick (much like the vienna) for e4 I recommend either e5 or c5. d4? You might want to try the Budapest gambit
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Instead of a3, maybe just 0-0 and after Nb4 play Na3 followed by c3 to kick the knight. If he treats the knight back to d5 after Na3 I think c4 should work. Sort of typing and thinking so I could have missed something but it all smells Ok.
If you play Qc2 instead of Qd3 then his knight on c6 is hanging after e5 Bf5. So that would have been much better as he wouldn't have had any good move to stop your threat of Qxh7+
It would also allow Qc1 after g6 which targets the h6 pawn and keeps the pressure on c6. Also opening up for some Be4 ideas to further the pressure along that diagonal depending on his respnse to e5
you spent so much time trying to reinvent the opening, i feel your ideas are all over the place - it is unclear what your overall goal was this game. If you spent more time in the middlegame there was an easy tactic after black's g4 in an attempt to kick your bishop!
Hey im a 1300 rated player my puzzle rating is 1600 i play london or queens gambit as white but black i dont know any opening so how can i improve and to get 1500 elo
Judging on the fact you play london/QG I think it's best to learn a solid positional opening as black like the Caro-kann and the Nimzo-Indian if you aim for results. I think what you want to do is get that puzzle rating up to at least 2000 so you are aware of all the tactical motives and finding them becomes effortless/automatic. This way you find the winning chances easily in your games. Generally as black, because white moves first, you want to be solid and aim for the draw, unless your opponent makes a mistake which causes a better position for you. And don't blunder pieces :) Hope this helps!
This may be a low iq move but I personally would have moved the queen to D1 instead of the king to E2. Because he would sac his queen my taking yours, as opposed to him taking a rook and all your pawns absolutely free
It's g4! After Bg6, Bh7 or Bd3, White has a perpetual check with Re8+, Ka7, Ra8+, Kb6 and Rb8+. After Bc8 or Bc2, Rc1 wins the pawn on c3, and any other move just hangs the bishop. Bd7 is a move though, it keeps the game going if you're not an engine, and doesn't immediately lose or draw. Would've been interesting.
Nice game. I always hate when people play these lines as white. Against this stuff I also go d5, they take with pawn, but then I do Na5 instead of Nd4. I find this stumps a lot of people. I get pretty good positions out of the opening. You have to play some accurate moves if they know the theory for that line, but it’s very easy to play as black.
Thanks for sharing. I always find that my opponent knows what they are doing after Na5 so I like this line more :). I also recall Fabi losing to Hikaru so now I'm just afraid to play Na5
Advice, just make your life simple: king attaks your rook, move it immediately, sicne you retain the threat of promotion. And promote, dont wait you have the h file to hide your king, you would be just up a rook
