There are a bunch of systems for white that offer a decent game.
2.b3
3.Bd3
3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4
do any e4 openings avoid the french defense?
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thank you aggressivesociopath
I would rather post this as a puzzel then a game.
plutonia wrote:
aggressivesociopath wrote:
I think the Nd4 Bd7 endgame is not something you are actually going to see in Grandmaster practice. However, there is this passive Stenitiz variation:
Thanks for that, but even if black accepted the bad trade:
How is white supposed to win this? It seems drawish because I don't see any way to make progresses without breaking his central chain that would unleash his bishop.
Many people see the passive bishop and think that black must be worse, but black is no worse at all if white doesn't have a winning plan.
Objectively speaking, black should be able to hold on.
If you were playing black, you are probably going to lose though. It's going to be a positional crush against you.
agressive were is the difference between just sacrificing the knight first?
anyway thank you very much
you might try making weakness starting with h4. on the french position.
With a very good knight vs a bad bishop White should expect to win.
@ TetsuoShima
I added a line to the puzzel to answer your question.
awesome!!!
Jul 27, 2013
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I like the exchange variation for white but then again I like hairballs.
Jul 27, 2013
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DrFrank124c wrote:
I like the exchange variation for white but then again I like hairballs.
I like the Exchange Variation because I'm generally on the Black side.
Maybe you just want to avoid the pawn chain that usually pops up. The exchange is good. I like to play 4.c4 there.
3.Nc3 is another way that avoids that structure. After 3...dxe4 the game is open and after 3...Bb4 you can just play a sideline that avoids the mainline winawer. I liked 4.a3 Bxc3 5.bc de 6.Qg4 which leads to a complicated game where ideas are a lot more important than theory.
Jul 27, 2013
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I have found that "advance" variations can be very tricky, this is as true in the Caro Kann as it is in the French and other openings. Closed positions require skill and patience while exchange variations which are usually open, can be played tactically. A good chess player is skilled in both open and closed positions.
To avoid the French play the following
Jion_Wansu wrote:
To avoid the French play the following
You avoid the french defence this way, (although black can play 2. c5) but then black is better than white, since black will have a developed bishop on d6. Black can easily develop. It is not a good idea to avoid something you don't like by giving advantage as an exchange for your opponent.
Jul 28, 2013
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hey im in a fide rated tornament right now with 4/6. tommorrow im facing a 1900 who i know plays the french. can someone please put some analysis in the tarrasch variation please.
Jion_Wansu wrote:
To avoid the French play the following
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?node=467482 Jion_Wansu It is easy for you to remember and no theory involved, rock on!
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nilshero wrote:
learn how to win the endgame nd4 versus bd7
I wanted to ask you if you have any sample game with it.
While it's clear to me that the knight is superior, how to actually win can be a bit tricky.
What's the plan, penetrating with the king on the dark squares?
aggressivesociopaths example is a typical variation leading to that type of endgame. I wouldnt play bb5xnd7 as you suggested, instead i would play bd3. then black has to decide wether to play nb6-c4 (you answer b3 or you just take nc4), nc5xd3 (you take with pc2 if possible), nc5-e4 (you take ne4) or nb8-c6 (best black try, you maybe play c4 if n on b8).
Blacks main problem is not so much the bad bishop but the pe6. nd4 attacks that pawn and that is a weakness black has to protect. white can use that to create other weaknesses.
Here is a typical endgame with that structure. White tries to get his king to d6 where he attacks e6 (starts by fighting for square c5) and while trying to prevent that blacks bishop gets lost:
Here is another nice endgame played by Grischuk. Has a typical motiv, the pawnsac on f5, here to free the way for pawn e6:
And here an endgame where white sacs a rook to break through:
However, there is no need to try to force a transition into that endgame, losing other advantages in return. Middlegames with that structure also tend to be pleasant for white. for example pe5 supports attacks on king side. Here is a nice karpov game:
And also WMs are not safe:
So the general rule is: Dont try to find a forced win as fast as possible (possibly throwing away a big part of your advantage), instead just try to keep your advantage. Relax, its ok to move back and forth a bit, give black lots of possibilities to collapse 
look at the game i played straight after this post, compare to first example game of my post 
only difference between position after blacks 56th move in first example game and position after blacks 48th move in my game is: Bishop is on c8 instead of f7. c8 may be a better place, but its still a nasty bishop.
White's position is pleasent, I can't prove the win. White has to harass Black on both wings, create a weakness somhow and look for a way to penetrate with the rooks or trade them off. Premeaturaly pushing the kingside pawns won't work;Kd2, b3, and a4 won't work; centerilizing the rooks and opening the center won't work. However, Black is passive and I have a vague notion that eventually some combination of ideas will work. I don't think the position is winning, I can't find it in a database because it is inferior to leaving the other minor pieces on.