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The Italian and The Ruy Lopez does require a lot of positional manouevering most of the times.

But that doesn't mean it can't agressive or tactical, one can sac material to cause imbalances.Also, there are some variations that can get sharp and tactical.

You need some positional understanding to play any middlegame.

I think you meant solid openings, without much of sharp play ?

The Italian and The Ruy Lopez does require a lot of positional manouevering most of the times. But that doesn't mean it can't agressive or tactical, one can sac material to cause imbalances.Also, there are some variations that can get sharp and tactical. You need some positional understanding to play any middlegame. I think you meant solid openings, without much of sharp play ?

mAHiTh1708

@Paapa987 check out Karpov games he played e4 and was a positional player

Itsmidnight

Ruy Lopez and Closed Sicilian comes to mind.

CM Sarg0n

CK is just perfect.

KingsKnightTwitch

Generally the Ruy Lopez and/or Giuoco Pianissimo for 1. e4 e5

I suppose that against the Sicilian you could go for a Closed Sicilian and try playing it in a solid style.

Sadly I'm not a positional player myself so I don't have any ideas as to what you might play against the French, Caro-Kahn, Scandinavian, Philidor, etc... Against the Petrov you should be okay with main line stuff as it's already a positional opening.

Against Alekhine's Defense you should study the Modern Main Line, in particular the games of Vishy Anand as he is very good at beating the Alekhine. This line goes like 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 (or g6) 6. Be2 and the idea is that White wants to castle before they play c4 as if you play c4 prematurely the Black knight jumps to b4 where it will be very very annoying. Basically White is going to try to keep their big centre without allowing Black their typical counterattacking chances. The Exchange Variation is also okay but both sides are about equal (and Alekhine players tend to know the Exchange Variation very well since it's so commonly played but might not be familiar with the Modern Main Line until you get to higher levels).

Generally the Ruy Lopez and/or Giuoco Pianissimo for 1. e4 e5 I suppose that against the Sicilian you could go for a Closed Sicilian and try playing it in a solid style. Sadly I'm not a positional player myself so I don't have any ideas as to what you might play against the French, Caro-Kahn, Scandinavian, Philidor, etc... Against the Petrov you should be okay with main line stuff as it's already a positional opening. Against Alekhine's Defense you should study the Modern Main Line, in particular the games of Vishy Anand as he is very good at beating the Alekhine. This line goes like 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 (or g6) 6. Be2 and the idea is that White wants to castle before they play c4 as if you play c4 prematurely the Black knight jumps to b4 where it will be very very annoying. Basically White is going to try to keep their big centre without allowing Black their typical counterattacking chances. The Exchange Variation is also okay but both sides are about equal (and Alekhine players tend to know the Exchange Variation very well since it's so commonly played but might not be familiar with the Modern Main Line until you get to higher levels).

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Then the Ruy Lopez is good, most of its variations are solid.

Even the Giuoco Piano and Pianissimo are solid most of the time.

But doesn't all this depend on what Black plays ?

#7 Then the Ruy Lopez is good, most of its variations are solid. Even the Giuoco Piano and Pianissimo are solid most of the time. But doesn't all this depend on what Black plays ?