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Exchange Variation (inc. Winawer Exchange) [C01] (Moderators: Smyslov_Fan, proustiskeen)
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Fishbein on French Exchange
The Exchange French Comes to Life - Fresh Strategies to Play for a Win - by GM Alex Fishbein ; Foreword by John Watson Russell Enterprises ; 240 pages ; 25 $ ; April 2021 https://www.russell-ent... Started 12/07/20 at 19:54:42 by tracke « Pages 1 2 all » |
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Portugese idea in Exchange French
Something I faced in a recent league game.
The sequence 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bg4 or possibly 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. d4 exd5 5. Nc3 Bg4 It's only been pla... Started 04/03/19 at 23:44:42 by RdC |
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castles long
I will be playing someone rated 500 points higher. He knows I play the French and he said that "to give me a chance" he will play the exchange and castle long.
I am looking for suggestions Smiley... Started 01/12/18 at 07:26:47 by petertohen |
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Bayonet attack
What's your ideas about following variation (I use move order of the game Shirov-Gurevich, Prague 2002):
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.oo Bg4 7.h3 (if you go to next tabla pos... Started 01/12/18 at 07:26:16 by petertohen |
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C01: Exchange question?
Hi, I usually try to castle 000 in the Exchange variation. The thing is now and then I get into a little trouble. It when white has pawns on a5 and b5, pushes to b6, and if I take, sacks the pawn by p...
Started 02/17/12 at 06:14:38 by Mtal « Pages 1 2 all » |
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C01: French Exchange
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?
Thanks Started 10/25/11 at 19:23:16 by Blunderer « Pages 1 2 all » |
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Beginner question: Kings Knight and Bishop
I'm a low rated player who started to play the French. I have some questions on the initial moves in the Exchange.
If I compare with other openings, often the kings knight moves first and then th... Started 12/27/15 at 08:18:33 by msiipola |
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Transpositions leading to the French Exchange?
Are there any openings that transpose to the French Exchange that I should be aware of in case I get into that situation?
Started 04/08/15 at 23:08:59 by HagenWatch1 « Pages 1 2 all » |
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C01: French Exchange Var, Classical with Qe7+
In the Winawer you have a line which goes like 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Qf3 (Larsen) and now Qe7+!. This seems to be good for black, disrupting white's development. Both Dvoretsky in 19...
Started 03/12/14 at 01:29:42 by Raspje |
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C01: Boleslavsky -Nakamura way - 18...Ba3!?
off-topic: I just removed Windows Vista and installed Fedora (Linux) on my laptop...my chess programs and data are unavailable to me for some time...then, don't be angry for no quick reply at your nex...
Started 05/27/13 at 07:47:03 by dom |
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C01: French Exchange - famous/important games
I was browsing the forum yesterday trying to find a thread that I remember from a while back. I'm thinking of one where somebody published a list of all the games that s/he felt were important and/or...
Started 02/16/13 at 18:16:11 by JonathanB |
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C01: French on side roads with 3.Bd3...
Hi John, hello guys,
preparing a serious CC tournament and facing an 2450 ELO rated player as White I wonder if I could attempt the line e4 e6 d4 d5 Bd3 in a serious way. Yes, my goal is to... Started 05/04/12 at 22:16:40 by Caissafan |
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C01: French Exchange from the Black side
I suppose if I am going to learn all the ins and outs of the French, a few pointers would be nice.
I just won what I think was a nice game from the Black side of the French Exchange. My idea w... Started 06/17/11 at 23:29:56 by BirdBrain « Pages 1 2 all » |
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C01: French Exchange for White
I'm looking for some approaches to twist Black's tail in the French Exchange. Now most of the literature seems to be written from a Black perspective, and has the flavour of 'well, if some snivelling ...
Started 02/18/09 at 15:46:05 by Dink Heckler « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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C01,C11: Delayed Exchange French
So I'm playing the French using recommendations in McDonald's "How To Play Against 1 e4" and the 2nd edition of Watson's "Play the French". Rather than the Winawer recommended by Watson, I'm going wit...
Started 08/21/10 at 23:55:27 by Fromper |
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C01: Kevin: Can you cover exchange variation?
Kevin,
More often than not, I hear someone doesn't like to play French due to exchange variation and higher draw rates. This line is also not covered a whole lot here. Can you please dedicate a m... Started 10/25/09 at 15:49:47 by saubhikr |
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C01: French Exchange 4.c4
I can not find an existing thread on this line, so I'm starting a new one.
Michael Goeller (who I've also seen around on these forums) has recently posted a lot of analysis on the 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5... Started 09/01/09 at 09:29:04 by Scarblac |
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C01: Book covering the French exchange
I own two books on the French:
* The Flexible French by Moskalenko * Chess Explained: The French by Eingorn & Bogdanov Unfortunately, neither book discusses the Exchange and these... Started 04/23/09 at 07:09:51 by likesforests « Pages 1 2 all » |
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C01: French Exchange when White castles long
I will be playing someone rated 500 points higher. He knows I play the French and he said that "to give me a chance" he will play the exchange and castle long.
I am looking for suggestions ![]() Started 05/15/08 at 13:30:17 by casper |
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