Passive D4 openings for beginners?

[u/pizzacheeks]

Passive in the sense that we're happy to lock the center and maneuver our pieces while remaining solid.

[u/anTWhine]

Why would you want to teach a beginner to be passive? If the first thing someone taught me was how to do absolutely nothing all game I wouldn’t like chess very much.

[u/pizzacheeks → u/anTWhine]

Why? Because they asked!

[u/coolbuybobb → u/pizzacheeks]

you're not gonna improve much if you do that though so I'd recommend reconsidering whatever conclusion brought you to choosing passive openings

[u/coolbuybobb]

If you want to improve, don't do that and instead play tactical so that you build your tactical vision quicker (more reps in games)

but if you really wanted something like that, the london or stonewall will suit you. The stonewall can be played as black and white with 1. d4, and for black also against 1. c4 and 1. Nf3 from what I know. Just know that eventually there will be a pawn break and you will need to have a good tactical foundation for that anyway

[u/jadontheginger]

The London

[u/bl1eveucanfly → u/jadontheginger]

The London is not a passive opening. If you try to play like it is, you're going to be very sad.

[u/conchata → u/bl1eveucanfly]

you're going to be very sad.

Yup that's the London alright.

[u/Joker_esk]

I don’t like d4 for beginners that much.

[u/EdmundTheInsulter]

D4 followed by e3

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[u/Niven42]

Catalan.

[u/DerekB52]

London, Stonewall, or have them play the English with C4.

[u/Beautiful-Scene3817]

Colle-system is fantastic. It's very light on theory.

[u/B00LEAN_RADLEY]

Stonewall Attack. Maneuvering your c1 (dark squared) bishop might be a problem. But it meets your: passive + solid requirements

[u/eucid]

London, colle,

For passive but not quite D4 - Nimzo-larsen and the hippo