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

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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	0	2017	12/31/16 at 12:17:32 By: George Jempty
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	0	1658	01/18/10 at 04:36:32 By: whiteatak shredder
C14: Alapin's Nb5 in the French Classical In the french classical after: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Nb5 (Alapin's move) the critical continuation as given by several authors is: ...Nb6 8.c3 a6 9.Na3. Now Jacob... Started 04/29/06 at 17:04:39 by good knight(Guest) (Guest)	0	1126	04/29/06 at 17:04:38 By: good knight(Guest) (Guest)
C14: Classical main line analysis I’m new to putting analysis on here, and indeed the French defence which I am thinking about taking up, so I thought I’d start with a game I played against Fritz 8 in the classical French main line ac... Started 03/05/06 at 21:11:24 by richardpitts	0	1133	03/05/06 at 21:11:23 By: richardpitts
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	0	1201	01/06/05 at 01:24:11 By: HgMan
C11: Steinitz with 4...Ng8 MartinC wrote on 01/20/13 at 10:22:59: Goodness knows. This stuff always leaves me very confused! It doesn't look as logical as g5 of course but then again you are wiping out whites passed pawn. Obviously many more options than jus... Started 01/21/13 at 05:06:50 by sloughter	1	2357	01/21/13 at 15:43:35 By: Smyslov_Fan
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	1	3023	08/08/12 at 20:59:37 By: dom
C10: 3 Nc3 Be7 At the Staunton Memorial event this month, Nigel Davies won as Black vs Lawrence Trent using the rare Kellner variation of the French, 3 Nc3 Be7. This was developed by the strong Australian post... Started 08/15/09 at 16:09:56 by Paddy	1	2123	08/15/09 at 16:35:45 By: Matemax
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	1	1631	02/16/08 at 09:16:44 By: dom
C11: Steinitz with 6.f5?!/? I was not going to bother the forum with this line, but I've seen it in blitz games against masters lately so there may be some information that makes this seemingly horrible move playable. The variat... Started 09/01/07 at 19:51:29 by Smyslov_Fan	1	1350	10/28/07 at 14:37:24 By: winawer77
C11: black's best line of play Hi, I'm interested in a French line that comes about from a transposition from an Alekhine defence: 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. d4 e6. The French move order is something like 1. e4 e6 ... Started 04/04/07 at 20:25:30 by kevinludwig	1	1586	04/08/07 at 09:32:00 By: dom
C11: Classical with Nce2 Recent game in classical f4, analysed by Susan Polgar: Veselin Topalov (2783) - Alexander Morozevich (2741) Linares/Morelia (7) 25.02.2007 [C11] http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm read it quick... Started 03/14/07 at 12:01:57 by dom	1	1257	03/14/07 at 13:10:16 By: Alias
C11: Nc3-b1 retreat by Deep Fritz Deep Fritz 10--Kramnik, 2006, game 6 contained these moves: 18...Nf6-g8 19 Nc3-b1. That reminds me of the Classical/Winawer Retreat Var in the French mentioned by Neil McDonald in June 2006. I am n... Started 12/06/06 at 01:21:06 by pacificknight	1	1233	12/06/06 at 14:17:20 By: Voprak
C11: Classical Boleslavsky with 11.b4! I mention this recent game because 11.b4!? is often forgotten in chess books (maybe because White has no more than a draw): [Event "4th Young Stars of the World"] [Site "Kirishi RUS"] [... Started 05/22/06 at 09:13:06 by dom	1	1386	05/23/06 at 03:59:37 By: MNb
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	630	06/01/20 at 12:57:22 By: tapchess
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	3153	11/12/16 at 10:41:24 By: chessfreak
C13: Alekhine-Chatard Attack I am having trouble figuring out how to meet the Alekhine-Chatard Attack (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6 h4!?) and equalize. Can someone point me in the right direction? Started 07/31/11 at 07:48:55 by Anonymous3	2	2713	07/31/11 at 15:19:50 By: dom
C13: 6. h4!? is it dangerous to take the bishop? Hi Chesspub, im new here and already start with a problem i got in my last game. I'm playing the French Defense since 3 Weeks now and meet the first time in the classical variation 6. h4 -... Started 04/08/09 at 15:45:13 by Padschah	2	1884	04/10/09 at 06:50:28 By: Padschah
C12: What is goin on? I Saw this line: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.ed 0-0. What do you have to say about it? Started 11/01/06 at 04:36:56 by French2006	2	1500	11/02/06 at 03:42:02 By: French2006
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	2	2257	06/12/06 at 07:55:13 By: Ender

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