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C00-C19: Virtuoso Defense
Having spent the last couple of evenings failing to salvage a difficult line of the MacCutcheon variation in the French Defense, I found myself enjoying the challenge both from an analytical perspecti...

Started 12/18/04 at 21:13:26 by HgMan
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C03: Tarrasch 3 ... Bd7
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Bd7!?
Agh...
This computer innovation has come to my attention.  At first look the move appears to be complete crap, but try to refute it and the position appears more ...

Started 07/27/04 at 20:33:10 by nexirae
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By: I know that cheater too! (Guest)
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C03,C10-C11: Is the Fort Knox a poor Caro-Kann?
The fort knox system of the french (3. Nc3/d2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7.. intending Bc6) seems like a good surprise weapon for a 4... Nd7 caro-kann player like me.
The pawn structure seems the same. The i...

Started 10/23/04 at 01:16:42 by lnn2
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By: Klick
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C05: French Tarrasch
After 
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nd2 Nf6
4. e5 Nfd7
5. Bd3 c5
6. c3 b6
7. Ne2 Ba6
8. Nf3 Bxd3
9. Qxd3 
A. 
is Black's plan correct with closing the ce...

Started 08/09/04 at 18:28:09 by ChessLover (Guest)
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C05: Tarrasch - Korchnoi's gambit december update
I have just read McDonald's december update about Tarrasch variation and looked at following other line in Caruzo-Zak game: 
10.Nf4!? Nxd4 (10...fxe5? - see Svidler-Antonsen,Gausdal 1991) 11.Qh5+...

Started 01/17/04 at 10:38:03 by dom
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C06: Tarrasch - Very hot!!!
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Qb6 8.Nf3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 
Now if:
            -  10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 Qb4, and after the queen exchange, f6 (if it takes we get a...

Started 10/17/03 at 08:54:36 by Tzanidakis_Michael
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C05: Fargo's Qb6 in the Tarrasch
Recently Fargo's Qb6 line in the Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Qb6) has received quite a bad press thanks to the work of Lalic and Adams in the following variati...

Started 01/06/03 at 05:19:30 by Tigger
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By: Tigger
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C08:Tarrasch 3...c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 - Kasparov's 8.Re1
In Astana 2001, Kasparov played the Tarrasch against Gelfand. Gelfand chose the solid 4...Qxd5 line but Kasparov was first to surprise with 8.Re1!?
For the record the game started 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5...

Started 01/09/03 at 22:29:29 by xzibit
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C07: Parligras vs Kruppa - 2008
Good news for French fans, as Parligras vs Kruppa does not yet sound the death knell for black in the following line:
Parligras,M (2588) - Kruppa,Y (2547) [C07]
SuperLiga-ROM Eforie Nord ROM...

Started 10/21/08 at 00:44:52 by TopNotch
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C06: Some Tarrasch ideas (Old or new?)
I'd like to share with you another funny game of mine played a couple of months ago but a game i analysed seriously only yesterday with the help of my coach. The critical notice comes only after the e...

Started 06/26/09 at 12:55:28 by Ametanoitos
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By: TN
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C03-C09: 3 Nd2 ....
Thought it might be interesting to try to list every legal black reply against the Tarrasch. My database of recent TWIC's has got black trying no less than 14 moves Smiley
Completely respectable: c5,...

Started 11/13/04 at 13:21:39 by Martin RJ Carpenter (Guest)
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By: Smyslov_Fan
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trouble with Mr. Tarrasch
After more than 20 years playing the French, I have been changing from line to line in the Tarrasch.
I started with 3..c5 and 4...ed5. Then I changed to 3... Cf6, Then I started with 3...a6, and ...

Started 04/20/05 at 15:27:01 by brugui
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By: lost highway
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Trends in the French Tarrasch (especially 3...Nf6)
A few months ago I did an analysis of recent trends in the Tarrasch and thought I'd share some summary observations since it's been quiet on the forum.  I looked at which variations for Black versus t...

Started 08/12/17 at 12:11:34 by WSS
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C03: 3...Nh6 in Tarrasch
Today I was wondering about the line
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nh6!?/?!
Obviously not on the cutting edge of theory, but a further 'insult' to the Tarrasch French (...h6, ...a6) and one that isn...

Started 06/25/11 at 10:06:15 by slughouse
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By: MartinC
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French Defence : Searching for the Truth
I used to play the French (King Korchnoi!!) and it still has it's allure ... but there is still something telling my inner-self it is not quite as playable as it seems on the surface?
This line w...

Started 06/01/21 at 19:12:26 by RivertonKnight
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C06: 3...Nf6 and 12.Bd2
Recently I drew as Black a game that began with

Because of general ...

Started 08/09/14 at 21:41:26 by MNb
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By: MartinC
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C03,C05: Tarrasch Universal System with a5 10..g5
No competition in sight...but I continue to post ideas (now I have kinished KIA work...I start Tarrasch classical closed line)
I recall first moves from game Halasz-Knaak, Kecskemet op. 1985<br /...

Started 05/09/09 at 18:44:21 by dom
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By: FreeRepublic
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C03-C04: Nd2 in the Tarrasch?????
Well, I am trying to find something to play against nd2, and was wondering about nc6. What does everyone have to say about it? What is the critical line for Black? Is there a line for white that has p...

Started 01/25/03 at 20:13:42 by Darthmambo
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By: Memers(Guest) (Guest)
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C06: Tarrasch move order question
My question concerns the position after the following moves:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Nf3 
A few years ago (the last time I p...

Started 11/17/06 at 05:28:25 by ErictheRed
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Tarrasch books???
Hi all!
I'm looking for a (good) book about the Tarrasch but i didn't find many.
Do you know about others than Meeting 1.d4??
Jono

Started 02/04/05 at 05:48:57 by Jonorigolo (Guest)
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