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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
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By: Dink Heckler
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C01: Status of Exchange 4.c4 Variation
I am revisiting my handling, as White, of the French exchange. I will admit that I sometimes aim for a draw by choosing this line, but the game does not always end up being drawish at all, which is fi...

Started 10/05/06 at 07:15:47 by jepoma
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By: Willempie
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C01: Exchange Variation
After 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 dxc4 will white's isolated d-pawn turn into a weakness or an attacking force?

Started 02/25/04 at 18:11:12 by smenks13
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By: dom
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C01: Bayonet attack in the Exchange
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 10/24/05 at 07:31:46 by dom
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By: Klick
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C01: Exchange with 4.c4
The following moves come from a corespodence game I am having with a friend.We both were not too familiar with this line at the time we started playing the game. In this game I play as black. I've pla...

Started 09/23/04 at 11:34:30 by Tzanidakis_Michael
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By: Losetowin
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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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By: Caissafan
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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
1 4105 Last Post 08/15/13 at 06:56:51
By: dom
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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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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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By: ANDREW BRETT
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C01: Winawer-Exchange Corus B  2008 - Smeets-Short
One line of the Winawer-Exchange occurred in recent game Smeets-Short,Corus B Wijk aan Zee 25/01/2008. Reference is Chessbase Express review here: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4411<b...

Started 01/26/08 at 11:33:11 by dom
1 3462 Last Post 01/27/08 at 20:39:05
By: MNb
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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
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By: kylemeister
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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
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By: tipau
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C01:Making Exchange French more interesting part 1
The EF has a dull reputation. But black can make things more interesting. Take for instance this pawn sacrifice:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bg4!? 5.h3 Bh5 6.Qe2+ (Kasparov) and now 6...Be7...

Started 11/30/07 at 16:23:39 by Raspje
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By: JonathanB
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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
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By: kylemeister
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C01: Help with Exchange Line from Watson's Book
Hello All:
I must be an opening moron. I just seem to run into difficulties so easily.
In my last game I follow a recommendation of John Watson (3rd Ed., page 77)
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5...

Started 10/05/07 at 02:58:07 by Gerry1970
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18 15724 Last Post 10/07/07 at 10:37:45
By: dom
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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
1 3355 Last Post 12/27/15 at 14:13:45
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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By: RdC
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C01,C15: Exchange Winawer
I have quite a soft spot for the line in the Winawer
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. ed ed 5. Bd3
Don't moan because it is a boring exchange variation - it's not that straightforward. After ...

Started 07/23/03 at 06:28:23 by not a gm yet (Guest)
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21 14116 Last Post 12/03/04 at 06:42:48
By: dom
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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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By: dom
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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
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