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Re: French Exchange
Reply #5 - 10/25/11 at 22:18:01
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Smyslov_Fan wrote on 10/25/11 at 21:58:09:
It's a bit more complex than that.

Korchnoi explained that when White plays Nf3, Black would like to play Nf6, but for concrete tactical reasons (most notably Bg5 ideas), Ne7 gives Black more leeway in dealing with Bg5.

So, yes, the position is slightly unbalanced, but the concrete tactical reasons offer a more compelling argument.


I think I saw Korchnoi quoted on this in Mastering the French.
  
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Re: French Exchange
Reply #4 - 10/25/11 at 21:58:09
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It's a bit more complex than that.

Korchnoi explained that when White plays Nf3, Black would like to play Nf6, but for concrete tactical reasons (most notably Bg5 ideas), Ne7 gives Black more leeway in dealing with Bg5.

So, yes, the position is slightly unbalanced, but the concrete tactical reasons offer a more compelling argument.
  
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Re: French Exchange
Reply #3 - 10/25/11 at 21:49:30
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They're just different ways to develop Smiley Black can go f6 and sometimes g5 say etc. Its not a massive imbalance, but anything helps.
  
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Re: French Exchange
Reply #2 - 10/25/11 at 20:56:54
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yes - but why does this formation create a greater imbalance than symmetry. Its not as if in either case they are on a close circuit with each other.

I'm trying to understand what the 'imbalance' is created by.  I suspect it is somethign to do with the interact with the c1 and f8 bishops.....
  
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Re: French Exchange
Reply #1 - 10/25/11 at 19:36:25
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In this way black can imbalance the game somewhat, useful for when he plays for a win.
  
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C01: French Exchange
10/25/11 at 19:23:15
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Dumb question - but could someone please explain the reason why in the french exchange Black is given the advice that if White plays Nf3, he should play Ne7, and if Ne2 then Nf6?

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