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C03,C10: French Fort Knox (5.d5)
Hi all,
I recently came across a player who played 5.d5 against my Fort Knox system. I am a 2000 rated player, yet I faced certain difficulties against this move.
The starting opening moves ...

Started 06/14/10 at 19:09:09 by Tan Kien Wei
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By: ReneDescartes
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C03,C10-C11: Guide for playing rubinstein french
Hello,
I am planning to incorporate the french into my repertoire, I plan to play the rubinstein french, but I don't see any guide on it, there are no books, also chesspublishing does not seem to...

Started 01/03/10 at 17:21:19 by battleangel (Ex Member)
8 9354 Last Post 02/12/10 at 16:51:17
By: emary
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C03,C10-C11: Delaying Nd7 in Rubinstein variation
I just  read Krnic's paper on ChessCafe website  "The Ten best Games from Informant 105"  http://www.chesscafe.com/text/informant91.pdf (Archives, November 2009)
and look at French opening game B...

Started 12/14/09 at 22:25:48 by dom
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By: dom
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C03,C10-C11: Rubinstein French
     Hello guys, in this opening 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 there are 3 lines for white 6.Nxf6+/Bg5/Bd3.  What do white players like to play or bl. players hate?
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Started 05/13/09 at 13:48:50 by Ethernal
3 4324 Last Post 05/13/09 at 17:54:32
By: Markovich
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C03,C10: model game 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3. Nc3/Nd2 de
Which line is better, 4. ...Bd7 or 4 ... Nd7?
Can somebody give some basic idea in these two lines?
As far as i know, 4. ... Bd7 plan to get the BAD Bishop out and normally will exchange on ...

Started 05/10/08 at 15:32:29 by torreattack
3 3420 Last Post 05/15/08 at 09:40:49
By: MarinFan
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C11: Classical French, ...gxf6
Hi guys!
Today I played  as black 3.nc3 dxe4 4.nxe4 nf6 5.bg5 be7 6.bxf6 gxf6 7.nf3 a6 8.bd3 f5 9.ng3 c5 10.dxc5 qa5+ 11.c3 qxc4
Now my opponent played the (to me at least) unknown 12.0-0, w...

Started 02/23/08 at 20:34:33 by Chess_Addict
2 2600 Last Post 02/24/08 at 20:56:59
By: dom
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C03,C10: Wishing to learn the Burn gxf6 variation
I really want to learn the Burn ...gxf6 varition. It's so dynamic! Unfortunately this comes at a price in that if Black doesn't play with accuracy it can easily backfire  Grin So can anyone recommend me...

Started 01/07/08 at 03:28:27 by SniperOnG7
5 5043 Last Post 01/19/08 at 01:18:57
By: Darthmambo
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C03,C10: Whats best against rubinstein variation ?
Hi !
What do you think is best against the rubinstein variation (3...exd4 4.Nxe4 Nd7) ?
Any opinions ?

Started 09/19/07 at 11:43:15 by Strategy_Rules
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By: Lou_Cyber
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C03,C10: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Qd5!?
Your discussions on this sideline would be much appreciated ...

Started 05/27/06 at 19:23:02 by 8arms
10 6491 Last Post 11/07/06 at 10:46:54
By: AngelPortal
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C13: Burn 6... gxf6
What are the critical lines? 8. c4 appears most critical to me, but i'm not sure why its not the most popular (White players all seem to use different systems!). I notice the Burn has been played less...

Started 03/21/06 at 04:11:08 by lnn2
12 7121 Last Post 07/30/06 at 16:37:08
By: M. Pytel
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C03,C10-C11: Gambit in the rubinstein variation
In the line :
1) e4         e6
2) d4         d5
3) Cc3       d*e4
4) C*e4     Cd7
5) Cf3       Cgf6
6) C*f6     C*f6
7) Fd3       b6
8) De2      Fb7
9) Fg5...

Started 06/13/06 at 17:05:08 by narzould
5 3616 Last Post 06/17/06 at 09:55:36
By: dom
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C03,C10-C11: French Rubinstein vs Other Variations
I have recently decided I may want to switch to the french as my main defense.  I see that the two main white continuations after:
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
are either the Main line 3. Nc3 or t...

Started 05/19/06 at 18:21:17 by Dinomike100
9 10606 Last Post 05/23/06 at 11:34:08
By: dom
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C03,C10-C11: Book on the Rubinstein French?
It seems to me that the Rubinstein French [1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3/Nd2 dxe4] serves black well. It is even played at the highest level occasionally. Are there any books dealing with the Rubinstein? I gu...

Started 02/24/06 at 09:11:02 by JN
9 9054 Last Post 03/20/06 at 08:30:13
By: Strptzr
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C03,C10-C11: Any ideas on 4..Qd5/Katalymov
The Katalymov french...1.e4 e6.d4 d5 3.Nc3 or Nd2..dxe4 4.Nxe4 Qd5!? is  looked at in the SOS section of the 2005/4 issue of New In Chess..any AGGRESSIVE ideas,it would be nice to have a surprise wait...

Started 10/22/05 at 17:28:07 by rajkipling2
4 3248 Last Post 10/25/05 at 08:41:52
By: dom
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C03,C10-C11: Rubistein Variation
Hello everybody!
I would like to ask you how to fight against the Rubistein Variation, 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7. Are there an interesting line for White?
Thanks!

Started 02/24/03 at 10:20:57 by Scorpio (Guest)
13 6650 Last Post 08/15/05 at 20:37:30
By: TopNotch
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