Answers.Body: <p>Just as Brian Towers I would recommend you to give a look at the Grunfeld. The main difference with the KID is that you react faster in the center with <em>3...d5</em> and the resulting positions are often more open and "enjoyable" for your g7-bishop.
  Other possibilities are the Benoni: play with c5 instead of e5 (in the KID) and with Queenside pawn play. Or the Benko Gambit which can lead to attacking positions with a dominant black square bishop (but depending on white's answer, the fianchetto won't always be the best option). In any case welcome back in the chess world and I wish you the best of luck with your black Dragon (a favorite of mine too)!!</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I would try the Gruenfeld in your position. It has the fianchetto without the cramping and has a lot of scope for someone who likes a tactical, non-symmetric counter-punching kind of game.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I second Grunfeld &amp; I can understand when you have an aficionado for the Dragon then you love fianchettoes but my suggestion would be that you can try Slav &amp; Semi Slav as Black . If you see then their Winning percentages as Black is the Best against d4 . Kramnik Anand Kasparov are the best teachers in this Variation .</p>
  
  <p>Technically what I feel that this opening has an Initiative which White cannot parry easily . I never feel that playing Black as Semi Slav &amp; Slav has any disadvantage . lets go for an example now Lets consider the Semi Slav Meran Variation .</p>
  
  <p>1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.e4 c5 </p>
  
  <p>You can see how Black snatches the initiative when he pushes the Bishop to d3 via 7)..b5 . It is Black infact who is dominating . </p>
  
  <p>You can go through some games and you will find that whatever I mentioned would be an interesting option to you as well .</p>
  
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Body: <p>So, I played quite a bit a few years ago, at the 1500-1600 level, and now I'm getting back into things a bit.  I figured I'd use the chance to shore up my opening repertoire.</p>
  
  <p>At the moment, I play 1. c4 as white and love it. I'm also pretty happy with the dragon as black vs e4.  Vs d4 though, I have issues.  I used to play the KID vs d4, but never really liked it. I like the fianchetto, but it was cramped in all the wrong ways, I never felt like I had good pawn breaks, and my minor pieces always were tripping over each other.  I like fianchetto positions in general. Before the English, I played a lot of KIA, and before the Dragon, Pirc.</p>
  
  <p>So what should I look into vs d4 if I like the Dragon, and especially the English?</p>
  
Tags: <opening><1.d4>
Title: Openings vs 1. d4
ThreadText: # Openings vs 1. d4
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-20)
  
  So, I played quite a bit a few years ago, at the 1500-1600 level, and now I'm getting back into things a bit. I figured I'd use the chance to shore up my opening repertoire.
  
  At the moment, I play 1. c4 as white and love it. I'm also pretty happy with the dragon as black vs e4. Vs d4 though, I have issues. I used to play the KID vs d4, but never really liked it. I like the fianchetto, but it was cramped in all the wrong ways, I never felt like I had good pawn breaks, and my minor pieces always were tripping over each other. I like fianchetto positions in general. Before the English, I played a lot of KIA, and before the Dragon, Pirc.
  
  So what should I look into vs d4 if I like the Dragon, and especially the English?
  
  **Tags:** opening, 1.d4
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-02-20. Score: 3
  
  Just as username_2 username_2 I would recommend you to give a look at the Grunfeld. The main difference with the KID is that you react faster in the center with *3...d5* and the resulting positions are often more open and "enjoyable" for your g7-bishop.
  Other possibilities are the Benoni: play with c5 instead of e5 (in the KID) and with Queenside pawn play. Or the Benko Gambit which can lead to attacking positions with a dominant black square bishop (but depending on white's answer, the fianchetto won't always be the best option). In any case welcome back in the chess world and I wish you the best of luck with your black Dragon (a favorite of mine too)!!
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-02-20. Score: 1
  
  I would try the Gruenfeld in your position. It has the fianchetto without the cramping and has a lot of scope for someone who likes a tactical, non-symmetric counter-punching kind of game.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2017-04-26. Score: 0
  
  I second Grunfeld & I can understand when you have an aficionado for the Dragon then you love fianchettoes but my suggestion would be that you can try Slav & Semi Slav as Black . If you see then their Winning percentages as Black is the Best against d4 . Kramnik Anand Kasparov are the best teachers in this Variation .
  
  Technically what I feel that this opening has an Initiative which White cannot parry easily . I never feel that playing Black as Semi Slav & Slav has any disadvantage . lets go for an example now Lets consider the Semi Slav Meran Variation .
  
  1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.e4 c5
  
  You can see how Black snatches the initiative when he pushes the Bishop to d3 via 7)..b5 . It is Black infact who is dominating .
  
  You can go through some games and you will find that whatever I mentioned would be an interesting option to you as well .
  
  
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