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Dealing with 4.exd5 and 3.exd5
Are there any good sources that deal with the Exchange Winawer and the Exchange variation?
I'm not looking for mainly variations (which I find especially easy to forget in this kind of piece play...

Started 02/05/14 at 17:04:09 by TalJechin
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By: Bibs
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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
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By: ghenghisclown
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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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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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29 11912 Last Post 05/24/21 at 05:37:22
By: MNb
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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,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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By: dom
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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
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By: BenkoFan
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C01: Exchange variation
The E.V is the most popular variation in Intrnet. It is a boring linem for me.
After 4. Nf3 I played 3.., Ag4  3.., Ad6 and 3.. Cc6 ( following a suggestion of Psakys)  but I always struggle to i...

Started 08/23/05 at 13:16:38 by Templare
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By: castlerock
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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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By: dom
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C01: French Exchange with 4. c4
So far I have come across the following sequence twice (I play as black):
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. exd5 exd5
4. c4
In the first game I replied 4. ...dxc4 and lost after my king go...

Started 06/25/06 at 09:05:06 by Dinomike100
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By: Paddy
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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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By: dom
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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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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 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
14 17099 Last Post 09/10/09 at 19:36:36
By: urusov
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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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Poll: C01:1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 what best
Its the boring choice from White...proceed

Started 05/29/06 at 15:12:51 by Martino
13 7028 Last Post 06/02/06 at 14:04:08
By: Glenn Snow
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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
12 13193 Last Post 05/06/12 at 13:02:36
By: Caissafan
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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: 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
9 5463 Last Post 12/27/04 at 01:26:35
By: Losetowin
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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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