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06/12/26 at 15:47:38
In: Re: C18: Winawer 7. Qg4 K...
By: FreeRepublic

Tarrasch (1 Viewing)
[C03-C09]

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04/04/26 at 21:00:08
In: Re: C03-C09: What is best...
By: FreeRepublic

Classical (1 Viewing)
Steinitz 4 e5, 4 Bg5, McCutcheon, Alekhine Chatard Attack & Hecht-Reefschlaeger [C10-14]

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06/20/26 at 19:58:13
In: Re: C11:Steinitz: 7... a6...
By: Nernstian59

Rubinstein
Rubinstein with ...dxe4, including Fort Knox [C10], and also Burn [C11]

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07/03/25 at 16:03:30
In: Complete (?) innovation o...
By: George Jempty

Advance
[C02]

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04/20/25 at 19:41:00
In: Re: C02: Giving tempo in...
By: Nernstian59

Exchange (1 Viewing)
Exchange Variation (inc. Winawer Exchange) [C01]

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12/02/25 at 22:28:18
In: Re: C01: French Exchange...
By: Nernstian59

French
French Defence [C00-C19] with IM John Watson

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French Exchange - Four Knights I play 3...Nc6 against, 3.Nc3 and very often, white goes for exchange variation and I see the following position on board. The position is totally symmetrical & very drawish (much more than standard e... Started 08/17/15 at 03:04:41 by saubhikr	8	7386	08/28/15 at 17:01:42 By: saubhikr
French Are 3 volumes for a french defense repertoire excessive when authors can do the same for a complete white repertoire in 1 to 3 books? Yay or Nay Started 07/20/15 at 14:20:29 by SupaKoopaTroopa	7	6141	07/25/15 at 01:53:28 By: ReneDescartes
A new book coming! The even more flexible French A new book by Moskalenko. I wonder what will be the lines covered in this new book. Does anyone have an idea? Started 03/05/15 at 21:32:10 by Pingudon	10	14095	07/10/15 at 19:16:58 By: Tauromachie
Fighting the French defense I played a game against a French (game style, not nationality) guy. Although I have been defeated dozens of times by frenchies (shameless laughter), this time somehow everything went in so smooth th... Started 02/05/15 at 20:05:58 by Peekay	9	7885	02/06/15 at 18:28:20 By: dom
What are good books about the French Defence? Hello. I am looking for one or more books about the French Defence which fits these 3 conditions: - It must offer a complete Black repertoire. It must cover the French Defence from the point... Started 06/25/14 at 23:34:05 by Marc Benford « Pages 1 2 all »	24	24662	07/28/14 at 09:02:55 By: CanadianClub
Fans of French are better than fans of the Caro I have read a LOT of people writing about which defence is better. Usually they conclude Caro is much better and easier to play. Carlsen and Kasparov have said French is a second rate defence. But any... Started 01/24/14 at 10:49:06 by Pingudon « Pages 1 2 3 4 5 all »	61	46246	07/26/14 at 11:49:37 By: Keano
About inferior moves in the French defence dom mod : continuation of the 5.Bd2 Winawer thread, with more general point of views... (previous thread split, to keep thread limited to its subject) erasmus_b_dragon wrote on 03/03/14 at 18:58:33: I suspect that strong masters p... Some people Started 03/05/14 at 22:05:15 by ErictheRed	8	8081	03/30/14 at 22:33:50 By: PANFR
C00: 1. e4 e6 2. f4 ... and now what?? I am having troubles with my French. I have study a lot and too often I get this move order. 1.e4 e6 2. f4. and I do not kwon exactly what to do. I have nor been able to find this move in my books. Co... Started 03/20/08 at 22:58:25 by Pingudon « Pages 1 2 3 all »	30	34963	03/11/14 at 14:43:35 By: kylemeister
Main Line Selection for White, 2200+ I need some serious help sorting out my struggles from the White side of the French. Some background for understanding: I am ~2100 FIDE, getting back into competitive play after a few years hiatu... Started 12/06/13 at 03:18:15 by Othy « Pages 1 2 all »	21	17834	02/21/14 at 15:03:33 By: dfan
C00-C19: N. Pert: French for the Tournamant Player Niggeman announced a new Chessbase-DVD: Quote: Diese DVD bietet Schwarz ein umfassendes Angriffsrepertoire, das auf der Französischen Verteidigung (1.e4 e6) beruht. Seine gesamte Karriere hat GM Nick... [quote]This DVD offers a compr Started 10/08/13 at 15:56:05 by alyechin « Pages 1 2 all »	20	27263	12/14/13 at 09:43:31 By: dom
C00-C01: a6 French... what? I'm a French player. Have been for 10 years now. Why? Because it's freakin awesome! So I started a 30 30 game online and played 1.e4 and my opponent plays the French! How dare... Started 12/01/13 at 14:39:51 by Plyo	13	8149	12/10/13 at 16:04:20 By: tony37
Poll: Top Ten French Players Poll Okay, the polling choices are very limited on this site (at least it has one though! ) so I have to set things up a little differently. Don't worry about voting for groups, that was just to mak... Started 08/27/05 at 02:54:31 by Smyslov_Fan « Pages 1 2 3 4 5 all »	65	52009	07/22/13 at 17:45:27 By: FM Dikkie
C00: What about 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Hallo Everyone, i just had a series of Blitz games in which my my opponent played the sicilian against me and after a few games he switched to 1. e4 e6, to which I accidently replied with 2. Nf3,... Started 03/31/13 at 11:31:28 by Pale Horse, Pale Rider	9	10709	05/28/13 at 03:04:27 By: saubhikr
Christmas gift ideas for a French player I'm looking for gift ideas for a French Defense player, rated about 1600. This person already has MacDonald's book How to Play against 1.e4, Watson's Dangerous Ideas: The French, and a variety of olde... Started 11/22/12 at 16:22:48 by Blackburne	8	6559	01/11/13 at 05:11:27 By: Francis Dodd
C00: A new idea in the Reti Gambit Accepted! Recently, I've been looking through the database to see what's happened since 2006 (when I published The Fascinating Reti Gambit). There were some interesting new developments, but here I'd like to st... Started 07/13/12 at 12:18:53 by TalJechin « Pages 1 2 all »	21	21350	12/18/12 at 03:26:35 By: Gambiteer
Old Chess Life article on Fort Knox rep? Am I hallucinating, or was there (perhaps some years ago) an article in Chess Life about Alex Goldin teaching a quick French rep to a student that centered around the Fort Knox or perhaps Rubinstein v... Started 10/12/12 at 00:03:23 by proustiskeen	3	5581	11/22/12 at 02:54:31 By: WSS
C00-C19: French Defence--State of Theory I'm taking up the French again after 10 years off or so, at least as a backup to the Sicilian but possibly as my main defence to 1.e4. I have the following resources: Mastering the French by McDonald... Started 03/15/11 at 15:04:52 by ErictheRed « Pages 1 2 3 4 all »	55	46531	07/11/12 at 15:03:52 By: Smyslov_Fan
C00-C19: The French Defence Reloaded by Vitiugov Hi everybody! It has been a while since I have posted something in the forum. We are going to print an important update of the French Defence by Vitiugov. You can download the Contents from Chess-star... Started 01/10/12 at 21:23:30 by Semkov « Pages 1 2 3 4 all »	47	42351	04/03/12 at 09:28:11 By: TN
C00: Wing gambit. Hello!Tomorrow I will have a very important game against the leader of the tournament.I am going to play 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4!? But I don't know what to play against 3...Bd7,tr... Started 11/05/11 at 21:23:05 by keerik	7	5178	11/06/11 at 16:05:15 By: Smyslov_Fan
C00-C19: An Ultimate French Repertoire Hello everyone, I'm a 2300+ player and I'm trying to build a sound-and-solid French repertoire. I have already bought the "must-have" French books ("Flexible French", "Wonderful Winawer", "French... Started 08/28/11 at 23:24:46 by Nikita76 « Pages 1 2 all »	29	22610	09/03/11 at 08:52:53 By: MartinC

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