In your opinion what is the best defense against 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4?

@The_Fire_Of_Chess

the explorer is updated. it now gives you good options, and if you set it to "master games" you'll see the games of people who do play it. go from there.

@Tidw_J_BY said in #5:
> @The_Fire_Of_Chess
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> the explorer is updated. it now gives you good options, and if you set it to "master games" you'll see the games of people who do play it. go from there.
I want to know about pros and cons, amount of theoretical knowledge required, etc.

well, everybody has different taste, I prefer the grunfeld

Because the plans are usually simple, often the Q get traded and you get an endgame with a passed a- pawn

Scandinavian and Sicilian