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I've never been a fan of dragon, but it's been so long since I played seriously, I wouldn't want to give tips on d5. Or, you know, anything.
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On White's d4 I usually played the Dutch defense, starting with f5. Then again, I'm a King's Gambit player and I sometimes do e5 ... f5 for black (I forget what the name of that opening is for black).
It's not a particularly offensive opening and, for a while, is rather cramped. Makes game last longer than usual, and most of the games I've one as black has been due to attrition.
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The normal dragon isn't bad (though it's difficult if white knows what he's doing), but the accelerated dragon probably isn't the best idea unless you know some of the intricacies. Why not just play a mainstream opening? Heck, you can do the Alekhine against e4, learn just a few basic positions, then be fine without having much book knowledge at all. For improving players though, I am compelled to recommend e5 against e4.
Then again, this doesn't really answer your question.
Or it does. I just reread your initial post and realized you do want a new opening. If you want unusual (for your level--I assume you are under 2000?), then Alekhine should be good. The aforementioned qualities make it great for a club player.
Here's a solid repertoire (from memory, so I hope I'm not making any mistakes) starting from after 1...Nf6
2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 (if exd then exd) dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 and from here just play
2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 c5 7. d5 (dxc5 is a blunder) g6 and you can figure it out
2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. exf6 dxc3 etc.
There are many other lines, but most you can figure out. These are just some key variations that I recommend. You should also look into the chase variation.
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In theory I should explore another E4 opening, but I cool with the a. dragon for now. Just looking for an agressive black opening for d4.
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