anaxagoras
27 ( +1 | -1 ) d4'sharp can mean a lot of things...' I play 1d4 most of the time.
If 1. d4 d5 I enjoy the slav on the black side. If 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 I play the catalan, 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4...(the open variation).
A lot of the time black is induced to play b5 to cover c4, and then the diagonal becomes tragically weak and open for white's kb.
tyekanyk
43 ( +1 | -1 ) you got it wronglike bluebabygirl said 1.e4 is an attacking move, 1.d4 is more positional, that means that you don't mean on crushing your oponent with a kingside attack, but by, lets say, weaking his Q's side and winning something like a Pawn. Although there are some real attacking variations, like the Samisch against the KID, or 4.f3 against the Nimzo, there are generally less recomenable than the Rauzer or the English attack.
maca
25 ( +1 | -1 ) Indian openingsAre great! altrought they are quite complicated, the idea of attacking your opponent's central pawns is fascinating. I play often King's indian or Nimzoindian.
pycroft
37 ( +1 | -1 ) Damn...Here is a game that I was white and got my butt kicked by a more advanced player. This opening really game me trouble, I'll post the whole game below: 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 d5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Bf4 Rxf4 12. Qd2 Qd6 13. g3 Rxf3 14. Rf-e1 Nc6 15. Re2 e5 16. c3 e4 17. Bb5 dxc3 18. bxc3 Bxc3
Hope everyone enjoys watching me being totally detroyed! It was delightful for me!
Pycroft
ir0nh0rse
16 ( +1 | -1 ) 6. e4 way to agressive. Opening up the board when opponent is castled and you are not is not the best choice =/. You should have been castleing and developing your dark bishop.
brulla
6 ( +1 | -1 ) Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit...is a sharp opening: 1.d4 d5 2.e4 de 3.f3, leading to many adventurous combinations.
pycroft
6 ( +1 | -1 ) IronhorseI KNOW! In retrospect it is so easy to see...thanks for rubbing it in :)
J/K
Pycroft
anaxagoras
16 ( +1 | -1 ) pycroft, your opponent played the black side of the leningrad variation: