#19 Kasparov even said to only study openings after you become a grandmaster.
Larry Kaufman recommends 1...g6 against 1 c4.
g6... i prefer fighting the center with central pawn in engliosh opening, or if i want i do anglo indian def for entering in some d4 lines, honestly i don t like fianchettos, i rarely play, but is theory, there are so many good moves against c4, every move has own strategic plan, the important things is that u need to know that opening plans...!
@tpr How can you still be so confused? I'm not talking about memorising variations, I'm looking for an opening that I want to play. Also that sounds like a botched Kasparov quote - no International Master is going to agree with that.
A second suggestion: play semi-symmetrically and go into a hedgehog.
After playing 1...c5, play Nc6, b6, Bb7, Nf6, and e6. White can sidestep by playing d6 here, but that throws away any claim to a static advantage.
More likely he's going to play e4 followed by d4, which you can meet by playing ..d6 first, or he'll play d4 straightaway.
Don't play cxd4 - instead, take the d-pawn with the knight to get a pair of minor pieces off the board, and if possible trade off the light squared bishops (if White is playing an early g3 variation). You can study theory here if you want (at the very least check my move order), but the basic strategy is to look to break with ...b5 of ...d5. Or you can try attacking with the h-pawn against a g3 English.
After playing 1...c5, play Nc6, b6, Bb7, Nf6, and e6. White can sidestep by playing d6 here, but that throws away any claim to a static advantage.
More likely he's going to play e4 followed by d4, which you can meet by playing ..d6 first, or he'll play d4 straightaway.
Don't play cxd4 - instead, take the d-pawn with the knight to get a pair of minor pieces off the board, and if possible trade off the light squared bishops (if White is playing an early g3 variation). You can study theory here if you want (at the very least check my move order), but the basic strategy is to look to break with ...b5 of ...d5. Or you can try attacking with the h-pawn against a g3 English.
@cheddarman1 so try different things. Learning lines is seriously studying openings lmao. It is not that hard when you strictly follow principles instead of memorization.
@ForeverPatzer He asked for "ways of playing", which is as general as it gets. It seems like you're arguing just to argue.
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