Newsgroups: rec.games.chess.analysis Path: info!dregis From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (D.Regis) Subject: Re: Colle opening [A repertoire for Black] Message-ID: Organization: University of Exeter, UK. References: <19970211062901.BAA14665@ladder01.news.aol.com> <19970213223100.RAA09869@ladder01.news.aol.com> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 09:36:58 GMT In article <19970213223100.RAA09869@ladder01.news.aol.com> pilkmon@aol.com (Pilkmon) writes: > >I am wondering about suitable defenses to e4 and d4 for a novice player. >The Scandivian and Chigorin mentioned in the book seem too risky to me. >Anyone else have thoughts? I fancy the Dutch for novices against 1. d4, as I posted in another thread. ----- Top ten defences to 1. e4 as Black, in descending order of risk: ====================-----======================================= Scandanavian Defence, Gambits with 2...Nf6 Alekhine's Defence Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation French Defence, Winawer Variation Sicilian Defence, Kan Variation Pirc Defence French Defence, classical Variation Caro-Kann Defence Most King Pawn openings with 1...e5 Scandanavian Defence with 2...Qxd5 Your milage may vary! May your pieces harmonise with your Pawn structure and your sacrifices be sound in all variations D _ / "()/~ Dave Regis &8^D* Exeter Chess Coaching Page etc.: || \_/| = DrDave on BICS http://www.ex.ac.uk/~dregis/DR/chess.html ~\ / "...what else exists in the world but chess?" _|||__SHEU ~/sheu.html -- NABOKOV "Contribute!" -- Doug Attig -- May your pieces harmonise with your Pawn structure and your sacrifices be sound in all variations D _ / "()/~ Dave Regis &8^D* Exeter Chess Coaching Page etc.: || \_/| = DrDave on BICS http://www.ex.ac.uk/~dregis/DR/chess.html ~\ / "...what else exists in the world but chess?" _|||__SHEU ~/sheu.html -- NABOKOV "Contribute!" -- Doug Attig From info!dregis Wed Feb 19 09:56:45 GMT 1997 Article: 5522 of rec.games.chess.analysis