your reasons are right, thanks, but  i knew someone would give me this advice. i should not have mentioned so many things. 


Mythos wrote on 12/22/08 at 22:14:12:

Hi to all,

Could someone help me please? 
Preferably a +2400 player. I don't have a personal acquaintance of that strenght.

I have a FIDE rating of 2071 but I am still improving. I want to be a +2400 player, an IM. (In my lifetime.) In individual tournaments with at least 7 rounds my TPRs are usually 2200-2250 (while often agreeing to draws in winning positions because of fear of time trouble, so it could only be better) and lately I have started to reach winning (not only +/- but +-) positions against 2250-2350 opponents by move 25-35 or so. (I don't win them yet, though--many become draws partly due to the reasons mentioned.)

My question--my problem. 
I can't decide which opening suits me best as Black against _1.e4_.
I like different kinds of positions, but I myself don't know which suits me best.  I want to choose a No1 versus 1.e4. I have already found my main weapons against the other three sensible opening moves.

The list to choose from (only from these do I want to choose)
a) French - 1..e6 2.d4 d5 and now 3.Nc3/Nd2 Nf6, 3.e5 c5 
b) CK - 1..c6 2.d4 d5 and now 3.Nc3 3..dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5/Nd7
c) Pirc w/o ..g6 - 1..d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3/Bd3/f3 e5 (3.f3 d5 4.e5 Ng8) and now 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 (4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bc4 Bb4)

So, a) or b) or c) fits me best?

(I have already been trying the 2..Qxd5 3..Qxa5+4..Nf6+5..c6+6..Bf5 Scandinavian when I want to draw a stronger but lazy opponent. I have studied it.)


I could send you a game collection of mine. (in a .cbv file, my games from 2008, many of them vs. +2200 opponents) 
Tell me if you have time to give me an advice, which would mean just telling me which opening you would choose if you were me.

Thank you in advance. (And many thanks later.)





((P.S.
Vs. 1.d4 my MAIN defense is the Slav (4..dxc4 5.a4 Bf5), but I also like the positions arising from 
QGD/NID/1..d6 2.c4 (2.Nf3 Bg4) 2..e5.
On 1.Nf3 my best trusted (MAIN) answer is 1..d5. 
On 1.c4 my MAIN setup is 1..c6 2..d5 but I also like 1..e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3/Nf3 f5.))