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C18: Winawer 7. Qg4 Kf8
I am wondering what your opinion is of this move. Are there any critical variations in your opinion is testing black? Have there been any important threads here on chesspub? I did I search but could n...

Started 05/09/10 at 14:43:11 by Dave90
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By: FreeRepublic
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Sorting by latest post is unreliable
I sorted by latest post. Page 1 has entries from 2026 down to 2013. Going to page 7 should reveal much older posts but I see a post from 2024 and 2023.

Started 04/24/26 at 12:59:05 by FreeRepublic
4 542 Last Post 04/28/26 at 14:02:52
By: FreeRepublic
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Most up-to-date material on 4.Ne2
OK so I'm changing my mind as to what to play against the French once again (second time in 2023 LOL) and this may be it.  In any case, seeking opinions as to good sources of material on 4.Ne2 vs. the...

Started 06/03/23 at 22:16:21 by George Jempty
7 2578 Last Post 06/19/23 at 05:50:27
By: MNb
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Winawer experts
Hi, who are the model players of the Winawer from the black side? From the old time and currently. Thanks you!

Started 03/24/17 at 21:07:55 by nocteus
3 5424 Last Post 03/27/17 at 14:22:44
By: ReneDescartes
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Poll: C15: Dealing with the Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit
I'm a bit surprise that the Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit,
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. f3!?
is not a more popular reply to the French Winawer.  My guess is that one of the...

Started 05/16/06 at 21:20:29 by OstapBender
9 15537 Last Post 01/19/16 at 19:59:21
By: fling
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7. a4
Hey guys, I'm looking for a good line with black against the annoying 7. a4. Do you have any thoughts on this? (The line goes: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4. )<br ...

Started 12/31/15 at 10:39:49 by SimonBoy
1 3808 Last Post 01/19/16 at 18:50:34
By: dom
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C18: Winawer with 7. Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 NBc6 9.Bg5!?
Hallo!
I played a cc-game with the variation above.
My oppoment played:
9. ... Qa5 10.Ne2 Ng6 11.0-0 Qa4 12.f4 c4 13.Bg6: fg6: 14.Ra2 Bd7 15.h4 Rf5 16.h5 gh5: 17.Qh5: h6 18.g4 Rf7 19.Kg...

Started 07/04/06 at 03:12:37 by DeepDraw
7 10039 Last Post 07/21/15 at 18:29:36
By: chandrashekharkoravi
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Black replies to C18 Armenian 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg7
Let me say up front that I'm not a particularly strong chess player. In my younger days I studied it, played tournaments for a while, and got my rating up to about 1600.
More recently my interest...

Started 01/25/15 at 01:02:30 by mwalimu
3 6246 Last Post 01/25/15 at 08:48:47
By: MartinC
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C18 : GM Williams's video of month French Winawer
Cross-forums link...  Smiley ....
http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1403867422
...about a nice video (and commented gamed) by GM Williams (good videos on youtube and his website ...

Started 08/18/14 at 07:12:38 by dom
3 7769 Last Post 10/01/14 at 08:00:09
By: dom
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C18: Gambit in the Portisch-Hook Variation
I have tried the Portisch-Hook Variation in an online game for the first time and was surprised on move 9.
After
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4 8.Qg4 Kf8
my oppone...

Started 08/17/14 at 14:31:25 by Lanark
3 7690 Last Post 08/17/14 at 23:59:00
By: Lanark
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July update- mistake
Hi,
  Shouldn't the last game in French July update be Saric-Huzman? I wonder how it was named Atabayev-Huzman. Grin

Started 07/18/14 at 06:32:06 by Vidit
2 6255 Last Post 07/18/14 at 23:23:18
By: GMTonyKosten
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C18: 7.. 0-0 8 Nf3 Winaver lines
Something interesting from reading Berg's volume 2 book on the Winaver, which contains a chunk on the 7 .. o-o Winaver. 8 Nf3 has never been meant to be critical, and still isn't. This has traditional...

Started 02/24/14 at 12:34:54 by MartinC
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By: BPaulsen
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C08: Winawer/Classical with 5.Qg4
Guys, two lines I'm not sure about the level of discussion on here (I must confess I've not gone through all 21 pages of threads, however), are the move orders:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 ...

Started 03/11/08 at 18:53:44 by CraigEvans
8 13218 Last Post 08/12/13 at 10:58:45
By: tony37
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C18:Theoretical refutation of 6...Qc7 7.Qg4?! (PS)
Theoretical refutation of 6...Qc7 7.Qg4?!
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A different approach to understanding the French Pawn Structure

 
 
To fully understand why 7.Qg4 is to be questioned we must first re-evalu...
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All the points that are addressed below are to be considered from the white side only!
  • Half open b-file
  • h2-h4, in order to prevent or break ...g7-g5 (with a plausible Rh1-h3-g3).
  • g2-g4, in order to capture (or if black captures, to create further space along the g-file which may help white

Started 05/17/13 at 15:26:12 by Plyo
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By: Smyslov_Fan
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C15-C19: French Winawer Move by Move
This may not be worth discussing much just yet, but I've noticed this on the Everyman website - looks like it should be available early 2013. 
Author will be Steve Giddins.
I must say that I...

Started 08/20/12 at 19:37:18 by slates
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By: Sylvester
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C18: Odd Winawer
Hi,
I am wondering what is wrong with 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5???  I know 6.b4 is good next move....
Thanks,
Zatara

Started 03/11/13 at 19:27:09 by Zatara
3 4122 Last Post 03/12/13 at 09:51:26
By: brabo
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C18: Winawer 7.Qg4 0-0
Did anybody see the Vallejo game where he had Karjakin busted in this line and self destructed and then said he felt like giving up professional chess? For the last few years I have been convinced the...

Started 02/02/13 at 20:47:27 by Keano
13 12440 Last Post 02/07/13 at 21:00:11
By: dom
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C18: Poisoned pawn question from Winawer newbie
Hi guys!
I'm interested in line 
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8.Bd3!?
But the problem is, that black can play 7..cxd4 and then if 8.Qxg7, the...

Started 01/12/13 at 00:06:50 by Ender
10 9607 Last Post 01/21/13 at 06:34:32
By: fling
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C18: Winawer - Poisoned Pawn variation
Before next update with the subject, I post here current state of my recorded variations and games references....
These are lines Black can play. I don't want to prove anything else.
Your co...

Started 05/05/09 at 11:00:21 by dom
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By: dom
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C18: 7.h4 Winawer as White: move orders (6...Qc7)
Looking for some help with my repertoire vs. the French as White.  I've been trying to play 6...Ne7 7.h4 for a little while, but 6...Qc7 is a tricky move order.
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 ...

Started 05/24/12 at 12:23:18 by blueguitar322
6 7090 Last Post 05/25/12 at 13:13:52
By: MNb
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