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judgeofthenight
My variant of the French Please comment it
ironeddie1
TomMac19
in my experience, it is rare that white plays Cxd5 then on move 5 Nf3 if the French defence is played. Overall i dont think this variation will come into play unless done by new players to it. i use to play the French Defence alot (until i decided i needed to practise my kings opening as black) and i think it can be a very powerful opening...although it does leave black a little cramped if not played properly.
TonightOnly
The exchange variation (3.exd5) is already a bad variation. 4.Qe2+ is just a terrible move. 4...Be7 and black has developed a piece while white has rather wasted a tempo. Already, at move 4, I think the most white can hope for is a draw.
~TO
ThreeQueens
Black has 4...Be7 giving a good game--this is in your annotations but not expanded. After 4...Qe7, White should consider 5.Bg5: 5...f6 6.Be3; 5...Qxe7 6.Nxe2 (White will castle long).
Among other improvements one could suggest, after 7.g4, 7...Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 Bxc2. Therefore White would do better with 7.Nbc3.
It's great to see a young player wrestling with an opening as you are doing. Keeping one's mind enquiring and one's judgment at bay are two virtues that fuel growth in chess.
ericmittens
Mad_dog_96
Why would black play QE7 to block the check? Any sensible player would use the Bishop or Knight.
Fromper
i said
check move list
you stupid noobs
you dont read the notes
and say i'd play this or that
you idiot noobs
of course an american's notes would be read
KillaBeez
Yup. I read the note and saw that he listed it as a possibility. Given that it's the strongest possibility by far, I don't see why you'd even bother analyzing the results of the inferior move. 4. ... Be7 pretty much refutes white's 4th move.
"Yup. I read the note and saw that he listed it as a possibility. Given that it's the strongest possibility by far, I don't see why you'd even bother analyzing the results of the inferior move. 4. ... Be7 pretty much refutes white's 4th move."
i can analyze the line i want.i will not ask about it to you.
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