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C02: Giving tempo in Euwe variation
I reached end of my reading of Sveshnikov's book about the Advance.
An interesting (new?) move is following one in Euwe variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 (Euwe variation ... Started 06/15/08 at 18:48:17 by dom |
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04/20/25 at 19:41:00By: Nernstian59 |
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C02:French Adv.,modern variation,6...c4 vs 6...Nh6
In the modern varation of the French advance
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 d5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 it seems the top players have moved away from 6...c4 in favour of 6...Nh6. If I rememb... Started 07/01/04 at 04:21:44 by Lobachevsky |
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04/18/25 at 18:53:24By: FreeRepublic |
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refuting the advanced - for black
after studying the advanced briefly i came to certain conclusions. for instance, after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3, that the best move for black is 4...cxd4!
this gives a clear plan for black wh... Started 03/12/22 at 02:51:12 by FMCharless « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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08/28/23 at 18:20:41By: AndyFeng35 |
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Milner-Barry Gambit
I suppose we might see a few more Milner-Barry Gambits in the near future. Not only has Carlsen played it, but it also features as the recommendation against the French in new books on 1. e4 by both G...
Started 10/20/21 at 15:36:59 by RdC |
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11/06/21 at 16:16:02By: kylemeister |
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ChessPublishing eBook, Sep 2021
There is a new Ebook available on the Advance variation. It is available in PDF and CBV formats. Also out this month is their volume on the Classical and Rubenstein variations.
It's available for... Started 09/16/21 at 16:44:04 by FreeRepublic |
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09/16/21 at 16:44:04By: FreeRepublic |
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The Famous Advance Bind; or, Who’s Attacking Whom?
The title refers to the well-known line 3 e5 c5 4 c3 Nc6 5 Nf3 Nh6/Nge7 6 Bd3 cd 7 cd Nf5 8 Bf5 (I’m less worried about 8 Bc2!? Qb6 9 Bf5 ef 10 Nc3 Be6 11 0-0 h6 12 Na4, e.g. 12 … Qb5 13 Ne1 Be7 14 Be...
Started 09/20/20 at 08:14:46 by Michael Ayton |
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09/22/20 at 07:19:11By: Michael Ayton |
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help me.
Hi,
I'm new in this forum and I already enjoy reading the messages. Cheesy I have one question about the French Advance (C02/04) with the moves 4.Nf3 cxd4 ; 5.Bd3 Nc6 ; 6.0-0 Do you kn... Started 01/12/18 at 07:23:56 by petertohen |
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02/01/18 at 09:39:44By: Karpfenkopf |
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lines with early
Hello all,
Since i sometimes play the French, I am thinking of actually learning some theory in the Advance variation! Smiley The lines with an early ...f6 recommended in Play the French 3 c... Started 01/12/18 at 07:25:42 by petertohen |
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01/12/18 at 13:04:17By: fling |
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C02: 3...b6
In his book How to play against e4, Neil Mcdonald suggest 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d6 3. e5 b6, and then after ...Ba6 exchange of bishops.
What are your opinions of this line? Is this line something you... Started 01/09/17 at 20:26:32 by msiipola |
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01/13/17 at 17:14:31By: ReneDescartes |
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C02: Does Sadler’s TN 13..b6!! kill Milner-Barry?
This subject line is from an advetisement for the latest issue of New In Chess Yearbook, number 110, with Anish Giri on the cover.
Has anyone here seen this analysis yet? There is a kid at my cl... Started 06/20/14 at 19:05:37 by notyetagm « Pages 1 2 all » |
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05/26/16 at 16:39:54By: CanadianClub |
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C02: French Advance - solid lines for Black?
I've decided that my Black repertoire is too ambitious and unbalanced and I should include some strategic options as well, for tired days or against attacking maniacs. This should be possible within t...
Started 02/03/11 at 14:59:51 by Stigma « Pages 1 2 3 4 5 all » |
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01/19/15 at 04:00:32By: ChessIsWar |
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A Cousin in the Hecht-Reefschlager/Guimard Family
After 1 e4 e6, 2 d4 d5, 3 e5, Black can play 3 ... Nc6. Now, 4 Nc3 transposes to the Hecht. But 4 Nf3 gives the line an independent character. After 4 ... f6, 5 Bd3, the standard plan of 5 ... Qe7,...
Started 08/18/14 at 15:23:53 by MikeMurray |
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08/22/14 at 01:45:03By: Glenn Snow |
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C02: Game Analysis of 5.Be3 (with a N+B ending)
This is an analysis of a 90 60 game.
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Be3 Slightly uncommon and outside of my book knowledge but when in doubt I follow the normal plan of Akobian by playin... Started 05/14/13 at 11:39:52 by Plyo |
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05/14/13 at 11:39:51By: Plyo |
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C02: New take on the Milner Barry
The traditional Milner-Barry Gambit reached by
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 c5 4 c3 Nc6 5 Nf3 Qb6 6 Bd3 is relatively rare as the pawn offer can be accepted with 6 ... cxd4 7 cxd4 Bd7 8 0-0 Nxd4 Gri... Started 09/05/11 at 11:12:41 by RdC |
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09/14/11 at 18:39:34By: Smyslov_Fan |
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C02: Milner-Barry Gambit Declined
In The Flexible French Moskalenko suggests that 5 ...Qb6 6 Bd3 Nh6!? 7 0-0 cd 8 cd Nf5 9 Bf5 ef 10 Nc3 Be6 is OK for Black (11 Ne2 h6!) even though Black has played ...Qb6 instead of ...Be7, given tha...
Started 12/17/10 at 11:16:56 by Michael Ayton « Pages 1 2 all » |
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02/11/11 at 08:51:25By: OldGrizzly |
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C02: French Advance Uhlmann's: ...c4 and ...f6
on 11/18/10 at 22:07:07:
(edit) When I taught the French I just followed Uhlmann's anti-Advance repertoire; great on lower levels and if someone approaches master level they can simply add 5...Qb6 6.a3 Nh6 or 6.a3 c4... Started 11/19/10 at 02:37:42 by Paddy |
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11/19/10 at 04:45:41By: Paddy |
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C02: Looking for a good system vs the French.
As an e4 player, I must confess that, as others have said in the past, playing against the French can be depressing. I just don't get the type of positions I like. Years ago I played the French as b...
Started 03/30/10 at 13:20:14 by yankdog « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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10/26/10 at 11:26:34By: MNb |
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C02: Advance variation, 6.Bd3
I'm looking for advice on how to play as Black after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Nbd2!?
Because of this Moskalenko suggests to decline the pawn ... Started 05/21/10 at 08:30:08 by Hehmer (Ex Member) |
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05/21/10 at 20:59:56By: Hehmer - Ex Member |
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C02: French Advance for White Suggestion
I have always played 6.a3 in the advance but just wing it after that. I am finally willing to put some time in to learning the lines.
Can anyone suggest what lines are best for white in the ad... Started 04/26/10 at 14:07:37 by UnderRated |
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04/27/10 at 15:53:19By: dom |
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C02: French Advance - Qb6 without Nc6 question
Per the recommendation of Neil McDonald in "How to Play Against 1. e4", I've been trying 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7, with Bb5 soon to trade black's bad bishop for white's good one...
Started 03/16/10 at 15:38:39 by Fromper |
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03/17/10 at 19:21:34By: dom |
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