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C5 or E5 as Black

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AndiK87

Hello,

im playing chess since i was a kid but i never became very good at it but still having fun. After not playing for a while im back enjoying chess again, my DWZ in Germany is about 1550. I dont know what Elo that is, some say about +100 points? Wich would be 1650 Elo Rating so you can assess my chess strenght.

i always was a E4 payer with white who answered E4 as black with the C5 Sicilian Najdorf Defense having not very much clue about plans or theory. Nowadays i wonder wether i should play E5 instead of Sizilian to learn chess better since it is recommended everywhere to do that until u get to a certain level of strenght in terms of chess. My feeling was always that by creating this asymmetry on the chessboard with C5 i have more winning chances then with E5.

Long story short, wich opening as black would you recommend me to play vs E4, and why?

C5 or E5? Thanks

Aron_08

c5 is more theoritical and sharper e5 is more positional so it's up to you that you wanna play a sharp or a tactical position.

OttoSchachmeister
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SombreroOfDeath
I love to play C5. It gives a lot of interesting positions with a lot of asymetry