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C06: Is this variation a refutation?
I love to play 3... Nf6 against the Tarrasch but I find this variation very difficult to beat. 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.Nf4!!!! Would you enter in t...

Started 08/20/10 at 01:44:39 by Pingudon
6 6165 Last Post 09/05/10 at 14:32:03
By: Smyslov_Fan
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C06: Tarrasch Improvement by Rybka 4 book
Another sideline to work: 
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6459
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.O-O Bd6 11.Nf3 Qb6 12...

Started 06/29/10 at 17:00:53 by dom
3 3856 Last Post 07/06/10 at 11:09:17
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C06: Tarrasch 7...Qb6 In big trouble?
This looks like a very dangerous line for Black. Anybody got any suggestions on how to improve after 14.Nf4
Nekhaev,A - Zoll,D [C06]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.N...

Started 07/05/10 at 08:06:33 by cunard64
1 2503 Last Post 07/05/10 at 20:06:14
By: MilenPetrov
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C06: Questionning bishop in the Tarrasch main line
Funny, I am working on the Tarrasch main line...and one thread appears at same time about GM William DVD and Tarrasch game in his website.
What do you think about this move in one main line on Ta...

Started 05/13/10 at 20:30:00 by dom
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By: dom
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C03: Tarrasch 3...Be7 4.e5 Nh6 5.Ndf3 c5!?
Hi,
this is about a game I played last week. I might be rated 1800, my opponent about 2150. I knew he would be playing 3...Be7 so I went with preparation into the game:
[White "Lou_Cyber"]<b...

Started 03/14/10 at 22:17:25 by Lou_Cyber
7 7904 Last Post 03/21/10 at 18:25:54
By: Paddy
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C03-C09:Can Black do whatever he likes in Tarrasch
Recently I discovered that 3...f5 comes very close to equalising for Black against the Tarrasch, and interestingly 3...a6 and 3...h6 also suffice for equality. If such ugly looking moves suffice for e...

Started 01/10/10 at 07:00:03 by TN
14 13386 Last Post 01/18/10 at 11:44:58
By: dom
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C03: Looking resources on the Tarrasch with 3...f5
One of my students is experimenting with 3...f5!? vs. the Tarrasch. I realize that this is not popular (Gideon Stahlberg used to play it back in the 40s, and Eckhard Schmittdiel played it five times i...

Started 01/09/10 at 04:55:48 by Blackburne
12 9694 Last Post 01/11/10 at 11:59:46
By: dom
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C03: Tarrasch 3.Nd2 Be7 4.c3!? - what problem?
In a recent survey kgwm opined that the following innocent variation was more problematic for black than at first meets the eye:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.c3!?, however it seems to me that by playing...

Started 11/02/09 at 01:47:03 by TopNotch
2 3237 Last Post 11/05/09 at 18:43:10
By: Kramnikaze
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C05: Tarrasch: Why 8...g5 rather than 7... g5?
IM Kevin Goh Wei Ming has looked at 8... g5 in the 3... Be7 Tarrasch this month.
The positions certainly appear dynamic and white has good chances to gain the initiative.
One question I had ...

Started 10/20/09 at 22:13:27 by Mikejrw
3 3102 Last Post 10/21/09 at 22:21:31
By: Mikejrw
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C03: French Tarrasch; 3...Be7 4.e5 Nh6!?
This subject has been covered before, but maybe it is a good idea to take a look at it with fresh eyes and with comrade Rybka 3  Cool
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.e5 Nh6!? Normal is 4...c5 5.Qg4 and then...

Started 08/25/09 at 22:34:16 by Raspje
0 2967 Last Post 08/25/09 at 22:34:14
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C06: Tal playing the french
I found this game quite entertaining. It seems that black gains the initiative very early on and in typical Tal style comes to a violent conclusion. Tell me what you think of Tals interpretation of th...

Started 07/30/09 at 16:25:16 by Jormechea
4 3867 Last Post 08/03/09 at 22:08:18
By: katar
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C03: Tarrasch 3.Nd2, f5?!
i was playing the Tarrasch and my uncoopertative opponent played 3... f5?!  so i tried 4. exf5 but i couldn't exploit the f7 weakness.  has anyone played against 3... f5?  at first glance it should no...

Started 07/09/09 at 07:09:15 by wcywing
3 3870 Last Post 07/10/09 at 19:11:24
By: dom
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C05: Tarrasch 3 ... Nf6 without cxd4
Hello there.  
I was wondering what theory or you guys have to say about a specific line.  I have no French reference books, and couldn't find any reference to games where black omits cxd4 in the...

Started 07/07/09 at 03:54:26 by nexirae
1 2066 Last Post 07/07/09 at 05:03:07
By: OstapBender
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C03: 3. Nd2 h6
Time for the other rook pawn that's been gaining in popularity to get a look.
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6!? and:
A)  4. exd5 exd5 =
B) 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 (6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc...

Started 06/08/09 at 07:47:38 by BPaulsen
2 2922 Last Post 06/09/09 at 01:41:16
By: BPaulsen
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C04: Guimard Variation
I know the Guimard is all kinds of popular in the updates, but there's something I've been wondering...
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 a5 7. a4 b6 8. Bb5 Na7 9. Be2 Be7...

Started 05/21/09 at 20:50:00 by BPaulsen
12 8633 Last Post 06/08/09 at 12:25:06
By: BPaulsen
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C03: 3. Nd2 a6
There hasn't been much discussion on this forum of this continuation, so let's see what's going on...
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 and now white has four main options. A quick examination of each ...

Started 06/02/09 at 03:30:28 by BPaulsen
11 7723 Last Post 06/05/09 at 13:03:40
By: BPaulsen
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C03,C18: The French at the European Ch 2009
There have been a lot of French defences played so far at the European championships (see http://www.eurobudva2009.com or http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html) with Black scoring quite well.<br /...

Started 03/12/09 at 23:04:48 by Paddy
12 9333 Last Post 03/31/09 at 18:13:22
By: Stigma
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C03:Chessbase coverage on 3...Be7 against Tarrasch
Chessbase magazine is covering a 3 part series on 3...Be7 against Tarrasch 
Langrock: French Defence C03
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7
Any opinion what is the depth of the coverage ? Any in...

Started 02/25/09 at 18:20:39 by saubhikr
0 1791 Last Post 02/25/09 at 18:20:38
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C05: Tarrasch Defence Moskalenko
In his book "The Flexible French" Moskalenko says that in this position: 1. e4 e6  2. d4 d5  3. Nd2 Nf6  4. e5 Nfd7  5. c3 c5  6. Bd3 Nc6  7.Ne2 f6 8. exf6 (better Nf4) Qxf6!? 9. Nf3 Bd6  10. 0-0 0-0 ...

Started 02/18/09 at 08:58:42 by Templare2
2 2625 Last Post 02/19/09 at 00:54:56
By: saubhikr
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C03-C09: universal system vs French
this might be a stupid question, but what is the Universal system used against the french?  from what i understand on the update, it is a Tarrasch with the natural looking moves Nf3, e5, and Bd3.  btw...

Started 01/04/09 at 11:20:20 by wcywing
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