![]() #3: e6 (Horwitz)īlack plays this move in all sorts of d4 openings, including the Nimzo-Indian, the Queen's Indian, the Queen's Gambit, and even the Dutch. Slightly better than g6 against e4 but it has the same idea, except there is a greater chance of getting a King's Indian and some chance at all of a Grunfeld. The main use of these moves is when you want to keep your opponent guessing on which S-tier move you'll eventually choose because you will have to choose one soon. They aren't anyone's favorite against 1.d4, really. But its time in the limelight has long passed even Nakamura doesn't play f5 on move one anymore. GM Mikhail Botvinnik and GM Hikaru Nakamura do still play it sometimes (well, ok, Botvinnik has passed away, but he played the Dutch a lot, even in world championships). In Paul Morphy's day, White's move 1.d4 was so befuddling that Morphy himself usually resorted to f5 against it on those rare occasions he encountered it. Although if you ever find yourself in this position, only the most crazed Caro fans will play c6. Why not just play d5 now? I don't know, maybe deep down all you really want is a Caro-Kann. #6: c6īasically, if you play 2.d5 the next move then you're very likely in a normal opening. ![]() Maybe the pawns look like a rattail? You tell me. ![]() Not clear why it's called the Rat, by the way. Why tip your hand so soon? Rats! I forgot what this opening is called again. I thought I smelled a Rat! Okay, technically it's not a Rat until 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5, but still. White doesn't even have to play it like the Alekhine, since the d-pawn is protected. The Alekhine Defense's bas-erm, illegitimate cousin. Whether you want to play b5 is another question entirely. This isn't the e4 list where you need to protect the square first. That said, if you'd like to try it, I won't tell. (Not a typo, it's named for one Fritz Englund, not the British country.) It's basically Black's version of the Grob: In blitz or bullet, you might trick someone and get an easy win, but most of the time it's just a creative way to bite yourself in the behind. You were so close to a good move! Picked up the right piece, just put it down on the wrong square. I don't know who in Australia thought of this move, but at least it's progress. Three of these four moves technically develop or help to develop a piece. For our worst move against 1.d4, the same advice applies as for the worst against e4: Stop hanging pawns on move one! Look familiar? #19: h5Īnd stop trying to develop your rook to attacked squares!Īnd stop playing f6! In fact, some might say to *never* play f6! #17: a5 Only the pointless-est and/or most actively harmful moves can earn F-tier status.Įarly on, there is going to be a lot of mirroring from the e4 list. ![]() To be fair, chess players had far more time to name the e4 openings, since it was centuries before d4 became nearly as popular an opening move.Ĭheck out this great video from WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni:īut now it's 2023, so you'll want to know which of the moves are losers and which are winners. Naturally, here comes every possible response by Black to 1.d4 from White.Īs in the e4 article, moves are given with their names, but while 19 of the replies to e4 have one, only 14 replies to d4 have a moniker, and some are shared with the same move against e4. By now you've seen our ranking of every opening move and our ranking of every possible response by Black to 1.e4 from White.
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