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by Elubas - 8 months ago
United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 7816

Unfortunately -- actually, fortunately, chess is too deep to reward such generalized advice.

 

The Tarrasch is a pretty solid line; intrinsically, it's not the most active line, but it aims to consolidate the space white has, or else make a compromise -- in the 3...c5 lines for example black often liquidates the center but needs to catch up in development quickly. With Nd2 white's saying "I'm not charging forward right away, but if I take time out now to defend my center, at least it will still be there!" It's merely a slightly different strategy white undertakes -- by no means an inferior one. In fact, 3 e5 in practice tends to give black more opportunities to equalize, because it immediately commits to the attack-able pawn chain. Consequently, black is often able to undermine it a little more easily.

 

See how "aggressive" doesn't always equal best?

by eddysallin - 8 months ago
fort worth, texas United States
Member Since: Mar 2010
Member Points: 736

there's no excuse for playing nd2 ,when e5 availible take it every time. Between attack (E5) AND passivity (nd2) move forward....

by gambit156 - 19 months ago
mumbai India
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 702

i like this opening very much!!

by Elubas - 2 years ago
United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 7816

How does the french not play for a win? At least besisdes the exchange variation, the french creates a big pawn chain struggle with dynamic counterplay.

by Go-Pack - 2 years ago
Arizona United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 43

I'll admit, I may not be the best player but I do like the French quite a bit.  I find it usually works pretty well for castling to either side and players don't really know any good traps to play against it.  It doesn't really play for a win without a blunder for white but it does play for a draw pretty well.

by Elubas - 2 years ago
United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 7816

"I don't see the point of playing the French as black.  It is similar to the Caro-Kann but in the Caro-Kann you can get your bishop out so it doesn't become 'bad'.  Any French players want to explain?"

Yes. the point of playing e6 as opposed to c6 is that black doesn't want to exchange off his d5 pawn. Instead, he wants to attack white's pawn chain with ...c5. Alot of times (well in the advance variation which is better for black than this one) black actually ends up winning the center. with c6 you are just hoping that white can't make use of his space advantage but since black doesn't attack anything although his bishop is open he has less counterplay. white is under more pressure from the ...c5 and ...f6 moves than just exchanging pawns off in the caro-kann.

by ChosenEBall - 3 years ago
Chicago United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 219

i think the knights seem a bit closed off. i mean to say they are on the deffenceive side

by BSATYANARAYANA - 3 years ago
Hyderabad India
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 102

Qb6 may open up chance of attack for Black

by staggerlee - 3 years ago
United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 891

I don't see the point of playing the French as black.  It is similar to the Caro-Kann but in the Caro-Kann you can get your bishop out so it doesn't become 'bad'.  Any French players want to explain?

by tanmay_chakrabarti - 3 years ago
Uttarpara India
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 2092

Good representation.

by s73vn - 3 years ago
center jakarta Indonesia
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 95

Cool

 we must see the position....

 


 

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