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Tarrasch
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11/06/23 at 14:12:02
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Classical
Steinitz 4 e5, 4 Bg5, McCutcheon, Alekhine Chatard Attack & Hecht-Reefschlaeger [C10-14]

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09/20/23 at 23:16:35
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By: Nernstian59

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

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Advance
[C02]

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

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05/24/21 at 05:37:22
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By: MNb

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

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Playable Classical French eBook I've just updated the Classical eBook (which covers the Classical, Steinitz, Rubinstein, etc.) It's pretty large now (1MB) so I did consider splitting it up, what do subscribers think? Started 12/04/14 at 21:09:56 by GMTonyKosten	10	7137	12/08/14 at 21:58:03 By: GMTonyKosten
Parimarjan's first book e4 vs the French and other From Chessbase website, today news : http://en.chessbase.com/post/parimarjan-s-first-chess-book ...French lines given in "Read a PDF extract from the book" http://www.qualitychess.co... Started 09/17/14 at 08:46:52 by dom	1	3111	10/10/14 at 11:26:14 By: Keano
C00: King's Indian Attack vs French I've not yet seen Neil McDonald's new book on the KIA but I was intrigued to see that in the pdf extract at the Everyman website he is suggesting the move order 1 e4 e6 2 d3 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 4 g3, instead... Started 05/30/14 at 14:45:52 by Paddy	8	8373	09/23/14 at 23:13:30 By: GabrielGale
Frequency of variations in practical play I am thinking of taking up the french, and I was wondering how frequently I can expect to see each variation. I am about 2250 USCF. It would be a great help to me if people could post: Roughly wh... Started 09/08/14 at 20:23:36 by gauss	4	4236	09/10/14 at 06:38:41 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	20719	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	38430	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	6870	03/30/14 at 22:33:50 By: PANFR
C00-C19: Grandmaster Repertoire14: French defence Dones any one know what will be the chosen lines? Very good time for the french player. Very nice books coming soon Started 08/31/13 at 22:23:07 by Pingudon	13	13289	01/24/14 at 11:22:19 By: MartinC
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	24222	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	6604	12/10/13 at 16:04:20 By: tony37
Poll: Best recent repertoire book for Black is ....? I mean recent, id est, published last 5 years! Started 09/22/13 at 12:29:23 by rossia	3	5392	09/23/13 at 15:26:55 By: CanadianClub
C00-C19: New french book Fighting the French: A New Concept Playable against almost anything that Black may play by Denis Yevseev is just out. Unfortunately I can't find any of his games with the recommended sy... Started 08/10/11 at 13:43:49 by Michel Barbaut « Pages 1 2 all »	28	27470	08/22/13 at 07:14:21 By: Sisyphus
(thead locked) unbalancing the French It is tough to get a plus against the French. White seemed to be slightly better but Black was able to equalize. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. ... Started 07/21/13 at 17:00:19 by sloughter	1	3159	07/29/13 at 10:53:42 By: dom
C00-C19: Qualitychess book on the French Jacob Aagaard wrote on the qualitychessblog that they've probably got an author for a new book on the french! Quote from the blog "December 28th, 2011 at 10:43 \| #16 Reply \| Quote<br /... Started 12/30/11 at 20:44:27 by Konstriktor « Pages 1 2 3 all »	40	30620	07/28/13 at 13:30:51 By: Bibs
Norsk Sjakkblad 'zine and French Defence I was browsing other parts of chesspub forum, when I noticed thread about free PDF magazines.. ..and I got this URL: http://www.sjakk.no/nsf/nsb_index.html Beware: all text is norway writing !!<br... Started 06/10/13 at 18:11:44 by dom	3	3700	06/12/13 at 00:53:56 By: MNb
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	9347	05/28/13 at 03:04:27 By: saubhikr
Lemos' French : Empire Chess http://shop.chessdom.com/products/french-defense-crushing-white-by-gm-damian-lem... I assume this will mirror some of his own choices in tournament play. This is part of a new series, called Em... Started 02/02/13 at 23:06:35 by ghenghisclown	13	12473	05/16/13 at 18:13:15 By: JonathanB
changing repertoire against 3.Nc3 Hi, I'm rebuilding my repertoire against 3.Nc3 in the French after finishing the teams-tournament I have been playing. I have plenty of time right now so... now it's the time! I've been play... Started 03/14/13 at 20:42:00 by CanadianClub	13	8390	04/05/13 at 14:28:35 By: MNb
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	5525	01/11/13 at 05:11:27 By: Francis Dodd
C10-C19: Good reason to play 3. Nc3... So, I've been in a slump lately so I've been playing lots of blitz on ICC trying out some different openings (probably not the best way to get out of a slump...) just for fun. I generally play 1. e4 ... Started 12/20/12 at 23:58:55 by zepled37	2	2238	12/21/12 at 09:59:29 By: MartinC

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