opening up d4?

any ideas for tactical lines for black against d4 - something without fianchettos - not a fan nor do i have any suceess w/ them- most of them benoni, benko gambit etc, fianchetto structures are like essential

To make the game tactical, you need to create imbalances. Fienchetto systems and gambits make it easier to create imbalances. If you do not (for whatever reason) want to play fienchetto systems, you can try out the Budapest Gambit.

You can always meet d4 with d5 and play for a Slav or Semi-slav. These games appear to be somewhat closed, but they can become very sharp and tactical.

To clarify the reason they can become quite tactical is because there is not a symmetrical pawn structure, which means there are positional imbalances from the start and once the game opens up, material imbalances often result as well (such as bishop for knight trades like in the Nimzo-Indian or pawn doubling breaks). You don't always have to play gambit lines or fianchettos to generate tactical positions. There are ridiculous tactical possibilities in certain lines of the French Defense for heaven's sake and it's considered one of the most "positional" sort of openings from the classical era. Any opening can produce tactical ideas provided you are able to generate imbalances. It's more a matter of how aggressive or long term those ideas are that determines the character of the opening I think. In Slav the tactical options are more slow and long term whereas in Benoni they become readily apparent.

The Dutch.

Although you really should embrace fianchettoes, like Staunton.

Ah yeah, I don't know how I forgot about Dutch. Probably because I don't think of Dutch generating tactical lines because of closed up Stonewall positions, but the Leningrad is very sharp.

the Dutch is rather sharp; there is normally consensus that the Leningard is most preferable line nowadays but you if you want to avoid fianchetto at any price, try the classic Dutch or Stonewall; the Stonewall goes for a kingside attack with a very closed position and a strong bishop (for the price of a weak bishop); but if your opponent knows what he is doing he exchanges your strong bishop and then the position is often anything else then a pleasure

Leningrad

my third game with the leningrad,
its a cool game cause it highlights the power of the diagonal
http://en.lichess.org/nw4rhZwn/black#40

I have really come to enjoy the Queen's Gambit Accepted since the summer. It's sound, not often played, and it often opens lines quickly offering a lot of room for counterplay and tactics. I have a book by some Russian guys I found in box that I must have bought at some tournament bookstore over a decase ago that showed me concrete responses for common plays that got me started. I tried it out and I love it for blitz. Unexpectedly for me half the time I find a lot of d4 players avoid the Queen's Gambit (2 c4) in favor of the Colle or London and some strange stuff to me. I win and I lose but rarely get draws with it despite what stats about it at GM tournament level slow play show. Best