I always play black against the computer. I set the difficulty so that I win about 30% of the time. Therefore, if I don’t play carefully, I lose.<\/p>\n
The defense I had early success with against White’s queen’s pawn opening is Caro-Kann. I find it’s a patient opening; getting an early advantage from it is unlikely. However, it’s a strong defense.<\/p>\n
One advantage of the Caro-Kann is that the pawn at c6 prevents White’s knight from invading the queen side at b5. The computer, as White, likes to attack that way.<\/p>\n
Another advantage of the Caro-Kann is that the c-pawn, being moved to c6 early, can likely replace the d pawn in the centre. Converting a side pawn to a centre pawn is generally an advantage in chess, in my experience.<\/p>\n
My success with the Caro-Kann often comes from queenside expansion, which is probably why winning from the Caro-Kann is gradual.<\/p>\n
Playing as Black, none of Tal, Fishcer, Carlsen, Capablanca, or Polgar seems to like the Caro-Kann. Tal, Fischer and Polgar like King’s Indian, whereas Carlsen and Capablanca prefer Ruy Lopez.<\/p>\n
I’ve begun studying King’s Indian; it’s tough going sometimes:)<\/p>\n
Source:<\/p>\n
chessgames.com<\/a><\/p>\n