Whats the best opening to use if you have black and your opponets opens up with the queens gambits?

Question

this question is for chess players with experience notations will be fine

Answer 1

slav defense works best for me

I hate it when people play queens gambit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slav_Defens...

Answer 2

Hello,

Here's my answer. I can't say one variation is best, but I hope you like the example.

1. d4

{Here's where for many black players it stops. They throw in 1...Nf6 so that after 2.c4 they can head for an Indian defense or even the Benoni. Since that is not the question I'll leave it at that.}

1... d5 2. c4

{Here's the Queen's gambit. There are three continuations that are all considered sound these days: A) Accept the gambit. B) 2...c6 and C) 2...e6 In all cases it's very hard to get some interesting counterplay with black in the main lines, but on the other hand you don't give white much.

Now, there are a few bad things that could happen to black if he remains passive. 1) White takes the d-pawn and black replies cxd5. This opens the c-file and you don't want that, since white is usually a bit better developed. 2) cxd5 exd5. Now white can push the a- and b-pawn, hoping to leave black with a weak pawn on c6 or an isolated d-pawn. It's very difficult to defend against this attack. Sometimes black can launch a kingside attack.3) White takes over the centre with e4 and enjoys a space advantage which can be used to launch an attack.

Now it seems modern players like the accepted variation these days. This gives white the space advantage, but black is soon ready to equalize with c5, so the advantage is temporary. In some variations black can play a6 and b5 and Bb7, targeting square g2. If that happens, I sometimes wonder which side is better!}

2... dxc4

{I'll show you a game with this variation, but of course that doesn't mean the other 2 moves are worse. Black happened to win, but that doesn't say anything about the opening of course.}

3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nf6

{Sorry, the move order was different in the game.}

7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Rd1

Nbd7 10. Nc3 Qb8 11. d5

{White isn't just going to let his centre pawn be taken. This is one of the many ways to bring some fire on the board.}

11... c4 12. dxe6

{Black can take the bishop, but you'll just have to believe me here. It gives white chances.}

12... fxe6 13. Bc2 Bd6 14. e4 O-O 15. h3 Qc7

{Now the opening is coming to an end. Black has a queenside majority and active bishops. Black has an isolated e-pawn, which is technically a bit weak.}

16. a3 Rae8 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Nd4 Ng6 19. b4 Qe7 20. Rab1 Kh8 21. Kh1 Rc8 22. Nf3

Nh5 23. Bg5 Qc7 24. a4 Nhf4 25. Bxf4 Nxf4 26. Qe3 Bc6 27. axb5 axb5 28. Nd4 Rb8

29. Rd2 Bd7 30. g3 Nxh3 31. Kg2 Nf4+ 32. gxf4 Bxf4 33. Qe2 Rf6 34. Rh1 Bxd2 35.

Qxd2 Rbf8 36. Nd1 Qe5 37. Ne2 Bc6 38. Qd4 Qg5+ 39. Ng3 e5 40. Qc3 Qg4 41. Qxe5

Rxf2+ 42. Nxf2 Qf3+ 43. Kh3 Bd7+ 44. Ng4 Bxg4+ 45. Kh4 Bd7

{And black wins. Sasikiran-Hansen, 2003.}

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