I'm Looking for Something New to Play With White

Hey- I feel like I'm not sure what to play with the white pieces (Standard chess) at the moment. I'm in no rush but I feel like I need something new.

When I started out I played the Queen's Gambit and I would say I learned quite a lot from it in the year I played it. Then I switched to the London Opening (Not London System, there's a difference) for about a year and even developed some theory of my own (with some friends too), which was fun. I can still play the London now and get decent results with it (I beat(drew) an NM in an OTB tournament with it and won against several 1800 players) but I have a feeling it's getting a bit stale, not just because I'm bored of playing it but because sometimes the play in CERTAIN VARIATIONS can get a bit stale, and the plan in general has. I also tried a couple other openings, such as the Trompowsky, in between. I have decided I'm playing the Dark Knight System with the black pieces (1...Nc6 exclusively against most white main moves), so I was also trying 1.Nc3 with white, although it is actually pretty different from playing 1...Nc6 with black. For one that extra tempo is both a blessing and a curse, and also Nc3 is a pretty transpositional opening with not many independent lines.

I'm wondering what I should learn next for white. Should I try to go back to the Queen's Gambit and try to patch my weak spots in theory and planning I had then, or try to learn something different- maybe 1.e4 or 1.c4 or something else? Something that I can get decent winning chances (play for an advantage with white), possibly something that's slightly off-beat (like Nc6 where the theory is pretty unknown) and something I can learn and get pretty good at in about a year (I want to go to World Open 2020 with confidence). I know 1.e4 can have a lot of theory, and 1.c4 Is simpler but I don't think white can get much of an advantage with 1.c4, can he? (Maybe I just don't understand since I've never played it). I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks for your time reading. Happy Checkmating!

When I'm in the mood for something spicy I like to play 1.b3 or 1.g3

Also doesn't hurt to start with 1.Nf3 and decide after black's had a move, since 1...e5 is, in my opinion, the most challenging to both b3 and g3

Try something hypermodern ,like a Reti.If you were some 200 elo lower , I would recomend some spicy openings(for blitz works quite well) like Hallowen Gambit , Grob, King's Gambit.Or try a french defense , the advance variation (it is quite positional).If you specialized in 1d4 , try some King's Indian

@newagear The point of this was that I wanted to find something to play with white seriously for serious tournaments like the World Open which I plan to go to next year

1 g4 is the best! Carlsen won the last titled arena with it.

All of this uncommon openings can be countered easily.It may result is a slightly worse position or an equal position.
Try playing something closed with 1e4.Try to learn French Advance Variation and Caro-Kann Advance Variation.Don't get into the sicilian theory.It is way to vast.In Ruy-Lopez , a lot of variations are kinda drawish.The same applies for the Italian game , but is more boring.If you have time, start playing hyper-modern or 1e4.It is very strong.

The Reti. Closed games with a delayed d4, keeping Black guessing. Transpositions are lurking everywhere (to regular d4 games). You will notice some synergies.

Random & recent example of mine: lichess.org/l80PSfIC/white

my favourite line is the bongcloud vs the scandinavian defence

1. e4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Ke2

you should try it sometime

@p-wnattack 3... Qe4#

Play 1.d4. Against Queens Gambit enter the Karlsbad pawn structure:



Then there are a few other black systems for which you will have to find likable setups.