Play the saragossa ( literally the reverse caro-karn). It is solid and you have the advantage because it is very rare.
Choosing an Opening as White
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I don't have much trouble playing as Black, as I often use the Caro-Kann defense. However, I struggle with choosing a good opening when playing as White. During a recent tournament, my opponent suggested that I learn the English Opening. Could anyone provide advice or insights on this opening? I'd love to understand its key principles and common strategies.
I will write in Polish, because we are from the same country.
Zastanawiasz się nad pierwszym ruchem dla białych? Jeśli wolisz spokojne "pozycyjne" pozycje to proponuję d4 jeśli agresywne to wtedy e4 ale z tym różnie bywa bo zależy od wariantów, widzę, że grasz przeważnie e4. Jeśli zastanawiasz się jakie warianty wybrać na konkretne debiuty to polecam kanał na YouTube - Hanging Pawns tam masz każdy debiut wytłumaczony wraz z liniami powiedzmy głównymi. Zgaduję, że najciężej będzie ci wybrać pomiędzy debiutami gdy ktoś zagra tobie e5. Z tego co widzę wiele partii przegrałeś z powodu prostych taktyk jak i nie znajomości teorii np w Smażonej Wątróbce. Na twoim miejscu jeśli chcesz się rozwijać zacząłbym się uczyć Partii Szkockiej lub Gambitu Szkockiego gdyż Hiszpańska jest bardzo teoretyczna a Włoska spokojna, symetryczna czasami i ciężko o jakąś przewagę w wielu wariantach.
With white I found it harder to choose what to play. Most 1st moves are viable. I think you just have to experiment alot before you'll to know... but before you branch out too much it's good to have a solid understanding of both e4 and d4. For example... to play the English or Reti well I think you should understand d4. To play Nc3 well you should understand e4... and e4 can help with b3 too. To play c3 or e3 well you need to understand both d4 and e4.... f4 is its own thing though. b4 / g3 I can't really comment because I haven't played these, but they seem completely viable too. So you have alot of options
The other thing is d4 can really be divided into two openings - those with c4 and those without c4. I started playing the ones without c4 and then gradually learned those with c4.
For example, after 1. c3 you wouldn't think you needed to understand d4/c4 openings, but infact... you can transpose to the QGD exchange in these lines, and you can also wind up in reversed slav / reversed semi-slav positions. But 1. c3 is also full of transpositions into the london / torre / colle / caro-kann / french defense / pirc defense / alapin sicilian / reversed caro-kann. And if you don't understand either d4 or e4 you aren't going to know what transpositions to play for.
Maybe start with e4, get familiar with all the different lines, then switch to d4.
But your goal has to be to try out things, it can't be to just settle on something based on other peoples random advice. What you should choose depends alot on your style, and what's practical for you.
I don't have much trouble playing as Black, as I often use the Caro-Kann defense. However, I struggle with choosing a good opening when playing as White. During a recent tournament, my opponent suggested that I learn the English Opening. Could anyone provide advice or insights on this opening? I'd love to understand its key principles and common strategies.