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Steinitz 4 e5, 4 Bg5, McCutcheon, Alekhine Chatard Attack & Hecht-Reefschlaeger [C10-14]

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C11: Steinitz 7...Be7 Svidler-Yifan – better move? I think I may have found an improvement in the game Svidler-Yifan which was analyzed in the October 2009 Chesspub update. (1) Svidler,Peter (2739) - Hou,Yifan (2584) [C11] NH Chess Tournam... Started 01/18/10 at 04:36:33 by whiteatak shredder	4	2933	05/07/26 at 01:58:00 By: Nernstian59
C11:Steinitz: 7... a6, 7....Be7, 7...dxc, 7....Qb6 Hello, I'm going to add the french Stenitzl to my openings. Which 7. move would you recommend and why? thank you! Rainer Started 07/09/09 at 08:56:26 by BlunderKing	13	7076	02/27/26 at 20:08:55 By: FreeRepublic
ChessPublishing eBook, Sep 2021 There is a new Ebook available on the Classical French and Rubenstein variations. The authors are the ChessPublishing team, primarily Neil McDonald, John Watson, and Kevin Goh Wei Ming. It is availabl... Started 09/16/21 at 16:38:07 by FreeRepublic	0	1052	09/16/21 at 16:38:07 By: FreeRepublic
Burn Variation I was thinking of taking up the French again after many years, and am trying to decide what to play against 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5. I always disliked the McCutcheon, and am not really keen to give up the da... Started 05/29/20 at 10:53:09 by Monocle	2	2819	06/01/20 at 12:57:22 By: tapchess
McCutcheon I am thinking about playing the McCutcheon but it does not seem to be popular at elite level: can someone advise what the critical lines are now please? Krudos Started 01/29/19 at 21:56:30 by Krudos	11	8479	04/10/20 at 18:25:04 By: LeeRoth
"Beginner" Resources on the Steinitz 5.f4 Hey, I currently play the Advance against the French, using Collins' old book in conjunction with Sveshnikov's old work and some own analysis. I'm not too unhappy with the line, but I'd stil... Started 08/13/18 at 17:06:11 by IsaVulpes	3	4324	08/14/18 at 06:29:01 By: nestor
C10: French 3.h6 !? Hi all, I found recently a guy playing this line : 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 h6 !? the waiting move. while the move seems wasting tempo, but it's far from easy to take immediate a... Started 06/29/04 at 00:42:51 by Susanto (Guest)	9	9108	05/14/18 at 07:47:04 By: Michael Ayton
C11: How to bust Black Gambit in Steinitz Hey All, Does anyone have a bust to the following gambit? I know that 13...b5 is bad, but how do you combat 13...b6? I've encountered this in blitz a few times and it is difficult to play against... Started 05/19/17 at 18:20:40 by Reverse	5	6491	03/01/18 at 15:49:16 By: Bancrates
Death of the Hecht-Reefschlaeger?? GM Luther reckons that this approach with 10.cxd3 and playing for good Knight v bad Bishop is big trouble for Black. Would be interested in thoughts/suggestions etc. as he seems to be on to something ... Started 08/30/17 at 19:28:14 by ACReed	9	9129	09/01/17 at 19:35:03 By: Glenn Snow
C12: 6. Bc1 MacCutcheon The MacCutcheon is becoming ever more my mistress as I continue to explore its nuances. I believe that the following is a TN of some interest in a not altogether obscure line of the MacCutcheon, and ... Started 06/04/05 at 20:46:35 by HgMan	3	5749	02/18/17 at 11:26:03 By: ArKheiN
Status of Morozevich's 9...g5 What is the theoretical status of Morozevich's 9...g5 in the 7...a6 line of the Steinitz/Boleslavsky? Below I'm giving the score from a FICGS game of mine below (where I now have a forced checkmate) ... Started 12/31/16 at 12:17:32 by George Jempty	0	3041	12/31/16 at 12:17:32 By: George Jempty
French Defense Update August 2015 I noticed my game against Bart Michiels was discussed by IM John Watson: http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/2/aug15.htm#cla He mentions that black has played before 12...Rc8 followed by ...cx... Started 09/19/15 at 09:15:41 by brabo	2	4565	11/12/16 at 10:41:24 By: chessfreak
C08: A forgotten line against the Classical I have for sometime now been persevering with a line against the French Classical which Tim Harding described as obsolete some 35 years ago. The analysis has been mostly from blitz games on the net re... Started 07/13/14 at 12:48:16 by alnilam	5	9374	03/06/15 at 22:57:34 By: Pcal
C11: Steinitz French 5 f4 c5 6 Nf3 Nc6 7 Be3 Qb6 I played a tournament game this weekend in which the above line occurred, and I mixed up my preparation and played 8 Qd2?? Qxb2 9 Rb1 Qa3 10 Rb3(?) Qa5 11 Bb5 c4 12 Rb1 Bb4 13 Rxb4 Qxb4 -/+. That I t... Started 04/14/14 at 15:41:16 by OrangeCounty	6	8157	05/23/14 at 23:18:12 By: BladezII
C12-C14: Best variation for black after 4.Bg5? 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5... what answer for black is scoring better? A) 4... de4... 5. ..Be7-- or B) 4...de4 5... Nbd7 C) MacCutcheon d) 4...Be7Or should we try our luck in E) the Winawer. I... Started 01/05/13 at 16:23:43 by Pingudon « Pages 1 2 all »	18	29844	02/20/14 at 04:30:23 By: BladezII
C11 is all the rage but 4.Bg5 is a cold blanket Hi friends: I have seen a lot of games following the line 1. e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7 Be3 and so on, and I think Black has a lot of chances to play to win. But what ab... Started 08/20/13 at 21:55:09 by Pingudon	6	9222	08/22/13 at 09:34:22 By: ghenghisclown
C13: Alekhine-Chatard Attack I'm writing this from the white point of view so my apologies to any French players hoping this would be a refutation! I've recently started playing this as white. So far I've been playing the Nh... Started 03/20/04 at 13:53:09 by CraigEvans « Pages 1 2 all »	27	42782	08/14/13 at 09:22:52 By: TalJechin
C12: 6. Be3 MacCutcheon 6. Be3 against the Mac is becoming popular, as can be seen by two recent NIC yearbook surveys. I don't have both yearbooks myself, but I remember this game being extremely convincing for White: [... Started 12/30/04 at 09:15:23 by lnn2 « Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 all »	93	101765	08/12/13 at 16:49:14 By: WSS
C11: Early Be7 Steinitz I'm preparing for my next opponent(an FM), he is playing an early a6 against Qd2. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 I'm a subscriber to the fr... Started 03/26/13 at 13:20:41 by 986	4	5889	05/01/13 at 11:08:52 By: 986
C11: Interesting var in Nc3 Nf6 french Hi guys! Since i don't like positions after 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 I started to look for alternatives for white and i found 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd... Started 02/18/13 at 01:01:13 by Ender « Pages 1 2 all »	15	19037	04/13/13 at 10:30:20 By: 986

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