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Good openings for Black? (Traps)

When I play with black I always go the Pirc (for no real reason, its just the first thing that I learned). However, I'm too lazy to learn the theory and it's sort of a boring opening in general. Any suggestions for fun openings with lots of tricks/traps? Maybe a gambit or something. I play the King's Gambit with white and know the theory fairly well, which definitely helps me win more often.

When I play with black I always go the Pirc (for no real reason, its just the first thing that I learned). However, I'm too lazy to learn the theory and it's sort of a boring opening in general. Any suggestions for fun openings with lots of tricks/traps? Maybe a gambit or something. I play the King's Gambit with white and know the theory fairly well, which definitely helps me win more often.

Scandinavian is good (if you want to be exciting, 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.basically any move and now you can play 3...c6, sacrificing the pawn for development). Against d4, I recommend playing the Benoni (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5) and now 3...e6 leads to a positional struggle, while 3...b5, the Benko gambit, is sharper but remember that the compensation is not short-term, the queenside pressure continues into the endgame. Don't trade too much pieces, except if you are forced to.

Scandinavian is good (if you want to be exciting, 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.basically any move and now you can play 3...c6, sacrificing the pawn for development). Against d4, I recommend playing the Benoni (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5) and now 3...e6 leads to a positional struggle, while 3...b5, the Benko gambit, is sharper but remember that the compensation is not short-term, the queenside pressure continues into the endgame. Don't trade too much pieces, except if you are forced to.

The Pirc Czech is full of traps. I had a couple of quick wins even against >2400. Some wins in 6-7 moves.

The Pirc Czech is full of traps. I had a couple of quick wins even against >2400. Some wins in 6-7 moves.

Against d4, Englund Gambit. Against e4, Stafford Gambit. Full of traps. I encourage all my opponents to play like that against me.

Against d4, Englund Gambit. Against e4, Stafford Gambit. Full of traps. I encourage all my opponents to play like that against me.

I like the recommendation of Eric Rosen in one of his videos, if I remember it right it was like 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 planning e5 which is kinda similar to the Budapest I wouldn't call it a trap but it's not that popular but easily playable you just need something then against the London (there a many ways to get easy play like the mainlines or there also so many anti london setups. 1.d4 Nf6 Nc3 here Nc6 doesn't make that much sense because of e4 but for jobava London it's similar to the normal London. The most critical line in my opinion is 2.Nf3 cause they don't reveal there cards so early and I don't like Nc6 then that much cause you can't play e5 then anyway so you have to find something other like Benoni or Benko if you searching for tricks and traps they are like that I think

I like the recommendation of Eric Rosen in one of his videos, if I remember it right it was like 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 planning e5 which is kinda similar to the Budapest I wouldn't call it a trap but it's not that popular but easily playable you just need something then against the London (there a many ways to get easy play like the mainlines or there also so many anti london setups. 1.d4 Nf6 Nc3 here Nc6 doesn't make that much sense because of e4 but for jobava London it's similar to the normal London. The most critical line in my opinion is 2.Nf3 cause they don't reveal there cards so early and I don't like Nc6 then that much cause you can't play e5 then anyway so you have to find something other like Benoni or Benko if you searching for tricks and traps they are like that I think

@Jisu101 I recently started playing the Portugese gambit and it's working out really well, thanks for the suggestion.
Currently I'm studying the Englund gambit, seems very interesting.

@Jisu101 I recently started playing the Portugese gambit and it's working out really well, thanks for the suggestion. Currently I'm studying the Englund gambit, seems very interesting.

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