I’ve compiled a spreadsheet of recommended White repertoires from
Various books, websites and other sources; it is interesting that some sort of
consensus emerges, at least for the 1.e4 player, even though no one
book recommends the complete
- Main system: Scotch Four Knights’
- Alekhin (1…Nf6): Exchange
- Caro-Kann (1…c6): Panov-Botvinnik
- French (1…e6): Tarrasch
- Pirc/Modern (1…g6): 150 Attack
- Scandinavian (1…d5): Main
- nes
- Sicilian (1…c5): Alapin 2.c3
There’s some sort of theme there about looking for regular structures:
there are IQP/hanging pawns structures around in several of the lines.
I’d be interested to hear of any additions (or corrections — I don’t own all this stuff so I’ve had to take some of it from reviews and BB comments).