As black I don't know what to play against 1.c4 or 1.Nf3. This problem exists for me already more than a year, and when confronted with these moves I mostly played the Leningrad Dutch.
But as my Elo is rising (above 2300) I want to play something more solid as I made some bad experiences against strong players with the Leingrad.
A friend of mine who loves the Leningrad also says that he won't play it against GMs anymore.
As I converted from the Chigorin to the Benko Gambit, I thought it could be useful to answer 1.c4 and 1.Nf3 with 1. ... c5.
This even more as I also play the sicilian against 1.e4, I also have an Accelerated Dragon in my repertoire so I won't mind a Maroczy.
Last year I experimented with the Hedgehog but results were unstable.
Lately I tried to play 1.c4 c5 in internet blitz, but the variations I have troubles with is when white doesn't touch his d-pawn and plays 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 and now either 5.Nf3, e4, a3,...
I played a setup with e5, Nge7, d6 but my results were clearly worse than with Myers Opening (1.c4 g5)
which I sometimes play for fun.
So now my question: What would you tell an ambitious young player who plays Benko/Dragon and wants a theoretically solid opening against 1.c4 and 1.Nf3 with counterplay for black?
Should I perhaps even consider 1.c4 g5?!/ 1.Nf3 h6?! ????
I have quite a good blitz score with these surprise weapons!
I also hope for some constructive posts (with analysis please!) in the 1.c4 g5?! thread