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Steinitz 4 e5, 4 Bg5, McCutcheon, Alekhine Chatard Attack & Hecht-Reefschlaeger [C10-14] (Moderators: proustiskeen, Smyslov_Fan)
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Mastering the French by Lenderman and Tillis
Hi French section,
I am taking up the French defense and I am considering buying "Mastering the French" by Lenderman and Tillis on chessable. Mostly because I like the format and the videos are u... Started 05/23/20 at 18:10:58 by HAJS |
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 03/23/25 at 20:03:21By: Nernstian59 |
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Positional approach vs. McCutcheon, almost a TN
5. e5 h6 6.Bf4!? and then on 6...Ne4 7.Nge2 and Black does not get the tactical melee that he seems to be depending on with the McCutcheon. Fits in with another digression I'm adopting against the ma...
Started 06/04/24 at 10:48:44 by George Jempty |
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02/17/25 at 17:32:28 By: FreeRepublic |
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C13: help on line in classical
1 e4 e6 2. d5 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Ng8 I had this played on me in a tournament today. I played Be3 and was outplayed by a much higher rated player.
I gather the gambit 5. h4 does not work... Started 08/12/07 at 13:48:14 by flaviddude |
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08/16/07 at 10:37:08 By: flaviddude |
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C11: Steinitz: 7. Be3 Qb6
So, I am getting tired of playing against the steinitz for black and was looking for a way to complicate things. Is this variation playable? The line goes like this.
e4 e6 d4 d5 nc3 nf6 e5 nfd7... Started 06/09/13 at 00:39:53 by chidori251 |
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06/02/14 at 20:32:11 By: brabo |
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C10: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 b6?!
What white should response? I play couple blitz games, and without good results for white
 Started 06/11/06 at 19:20:12 by Ender |
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06/12/06 at 07:55:13 By: Ender |
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C11: An interesting "Anti-French" variation
Hello all,
I would like to discuss the important theoretical position which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.d4 c5 6.dc5 Nc6 7.Bf4 Bc5 8.Bd3 f6 9.ef6 Nf6 and now 10.0... Started 02/15/08 at 05:26:43 by DoubledPawns |
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02/16/08 at 09:16:44 By: dom |
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C10: Funny Game: Kosintseva - Berg 0-1 Corus 2007
Did you see this game today at Wijk aan Zee?
N. Kosintseva - Berg 0-1 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 h6 4.Bd3 c5 5.dxc5 d4 6.Nce2 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bxc5 8.0-0 Nge7 9.a3 e5 10.Ng3 h5 11.b4 Bd6 12.Nh4 Ng8 13.N... Started 01/21/07 at 18:18:01 by whiteatak shredder |
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01/24/07 at 10:25:11 By: TalJechin |
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C10: Help with 3. Nc3 Be7
Just a quick question. Any advice against 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 ? Looking at some master games, it looks like 4. e5 and 4. Nf3 are the two main moves. I'm reluctant to play Nf3 since after Nf6 ...
Started 08/15/08 at 04:45:27 by swingdoc |
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08/18/08 at 09:20:33 By: MartinC |
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C13: Alekhine-Chatard Attack Question
I'm interested to hear your thoughts on the following line: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4!? h6 (this move is generally thought to be dubious but I think it may good and I'm not su...
Started 12/04/11 at 09:02:10 by Anonymous3 |
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04/18/12 at 12:56:13 By: Paddy |
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C12: Mac-cutcheon
Hello,
I play the mac-cutcheon with black, but it seems there are clouds gathering above the line I play. The problem is the following. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2... Started 02/15/03 at 06:48:58 by Quark |
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10/21/03 at 05:30:45 By: ChessMunsta (Guest) |
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C12: MacCutcheon, critical lines
Can anyone give me just a brief indication of current MacCutcheon theory, especially in the 6 Bd2 line? Is 4 ...Bb4 currently under something of a cloud, or not? Thanks in advance!
Started 02/20/07 at 00:55:34 by Michael Ayton |
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02/22/07 at 08:46:32 By: lnn2 |
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C13: Alekhine-Chatard Gambit
Hello friends
i want to discuss Alekhine-Chatard Gambit...Its a gambit with h4..What are your recommendation on it ?? [Event "Survey"] [Site "Opening"] [Date "1993.??.??"... Started 08/13/13 at 05:50:18 by chandrashekharkoravi |
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06/05/14 at 20:56:30 By: chandrashekharkoravi |
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C10: Winawer - 3...h6!?
Neil McDonald has put some updates ago, one subject about the "no-name" variation ( Bricard's variation ?) One 2300-player told me some weeks ago, the variation has been revisited by MI/GM player (Ein...
Started 04/24/04 at 03:43:58 by dom |
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04/26/04 at 09:08:45 By: Wonderer - Ex Member |
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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 |
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12/31/16 at 12:17:32 By: George Jempty |
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C11: French in Russian Super Final
Some French games in "Russian Super Final" ...
Got here: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6032 Click "Men" to download PGN game file Classical Boleslavsky [Event "62nd ch-RUS"] [Si... Started 01/03/10 at 11:48:24 by dom |
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08/08/12 at 20:59:37 By: dom |
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C13: In praise of Ivanchuk-Volkov 2005
Make sure you play through the great Ivanchuk-Volkov attacking game if you have interest in the ... gxf6 Burn. GM McDonald covers it in this months update. I watched it live and it was awesome! None o...
Started 10/31/05 at 13:46:04 by notyetagm |
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11/03/05 at 00:50:56 By: lnn2 |
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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 |
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09/01/17 at 19:35:03 By: Glenn Snow |
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C11: a modern line
Hi !
A modern and very interesting line in the french is : 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 and now 7...Be7!? . I think about including this in my repertoire for black. The ideas of th... Started 08/20/07 at 12:03:42 by Strategy_Rules |
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08/25/07 at 09:00:43 By: dom |
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C12: Another 6 Be3 MacCutcheon try
While looking at the line in the other MacCutcheon thread, I came across discussion of the line below and would welcome opinions:
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Bb4 5 e5 h6 6 Be3 Ne4 7 Qg4 Kf8 8... Started 01/06/05 at 01:24:12 by HgMan |
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01/06/05 at 01:24:11 By: HgMan |
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C12: Classical McCutcheon 6.Bd2
I'm trying to find a line which gives the advantage against the McCutcheon. Can u help me?
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Bb4 5 e5 h6 6 Bd2 Bxc3 7 bxc3 Ne4 8 Qg4 g6 ( 8...Kf8 is interesting, it ... Started 04/19/08 at 21:42:52 by nicholaswin |
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01/05/09 at 20:20:17 By: Paul Cumbers |
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