user10189: My opening repertoire so far includes pretty much exclusively the French Defense as Black against e4, and that is about it. What does this indicate about what type of player I am? 
Also what would be some good suggestions to play as White? I tried the King's Gambit a lot but it either is just not my style or maybe it requires more study than I have put in to get decent results with it.

user10190: Basically (really):
If you have an attacking style, with a preference for combinations with a lot of space to move your pieces, then you should go for open games (e4, as a first pawn move, can generally lead yout to that kind of positions, example : the Sicilian)
King's gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4), for instance, is maybe not the best way to appreciate that (too cutting edge and still dangerous for white), instead you could try (1.e4 e5 2.d4) which can put you very quickly on the battlefield.
On the contrary, if you like slow, closed, positional games with long piece maneuvres, then you should go for d4, that generally leads to closed games (exp: Queen's gambit, semi-slav defence) !
Anyway, the better way for you to know waht really suits you is to try as many different openings as you can, until you get it !  

user10182: Do you like the french defense?
If you prefer more halfclosed/closed positions (which often arise from the french defense), then i would suggest to play queens gambit because it focus more on positional play rather than attacking right out of the opening like king's gambit.
But besides that, you should know some opening theory regardless which opening you play.

user9082: I agree that 1.d4 and Queen's gambit are the best option from what you told about yourself.  
In French, it's typical to have d4-d5 pawns in the center, a bad black white-squared bishop, space advantage for White and a plan based on c7-c5 for black. These points are also common in the Queen's gambit declined. I write from my own experience of playing these openings.
You might also search through a database and see which grandmaster's style fits you well, and copy their opening repertoire. Good luck!

10189: <p>My opening repertoire so far includes pretty much exclusively the French Defense as Black against e4, and that is about it. What does this indicate about what type of player I am? </p>

<p>Also what would be some good suggestions to play as White? I tried the King's Gambit a lot but it either is just not my style or maybe it requires more study than I have put in to get decent results with it.</p>
 10190: <p>Basically (really):</p>

<p>If you have an attacking style, with a preference for combinations with a lot of space to move your pieces, then you should go for open games (e4, as a first pawn move, can generally lead yout to that kind of positions, example : the Sicilian)
King's gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4), for instance, is maybe not the best way to appreciate that (too cutting edge and still dangerous for white), instead you could try (1.e4 e5 2.d4) which can put you very quickly on the battlefield.</p>

<p>On the contrary, if you like slow, closed, positional games with long piece maneuvres, then you should go for d4, that generally leads to closed games (exp: Queen's gambit, semi-slav defence) !</p>

<p>Anyway, the better way for you to know waht really suits you is to try as many different openings as you can, until you get it !  </p>
 10182: <p>Do you like the french defense?</p>

<p>If you prefer more halfclosed/closed positions (which often arise from the french defense), then i would suggest to play queens gambit because it focus more on positional play rather than attacking right out of the opening like king's gambit.</p>

<p>But besides that, you should know some opening theory regardless which opening you play.</p>
 9082: <p>I agree that 1.d4 and Queen's gambit are the best option from what you told about yourself.  </p>

<p>In French, it's typical to have d4-d5 pawns in the center, a bad black white-squared bishop, space advantage for White and a plan based on c7-c5 for black. These points are also common in the Queen's gambit declined. I write from my own experience of playing these openings.</p>

<p>You might also search through a database and see which grandmaster's style fits you well, and copy their opening repertoire. Good luck!</p>
