Fiveofswords wrote:
the battleground is even but its white to move. thats a little something. in practice its not enough to matter but still...not totally equal yet
Well I ment even as in the sense of the pawns and pieces etc.
french defense what if e4 x d5?
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I have always liked playing the black side of the exchange variation.
I don't know why but playing the black side of the exchange variation feels nice.
Its funny because I use to hate the exchange variation use to dred it.
Now I like it.
The reason I don't play the French alot anymore is because I didn't like facing the Tarrasch or KIA.
I liked playing the Tarrasch or KIA on the white sides.
Aug 3, 2015
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If playing against the Exchange French (1.e4, e6 2. d4, d5 3. exd5, exd5) or for that matter the Exchange Slav (1. d4, d5 2. c4, c6 3. cxd5, cxd5) were so simple for black, then there would be a lot less GM's saying that white can just suck the life out of those positions!
Sorry, but saying you can always unbalance the position is a lot like saying sooner or later white will drop a pawn. Sure that may happen, but if you look at the statistics white has a much greater chance of making the draw in these symmetrical positions than surviving a counter-attack in the Sicilian, Benoni, etc. There just isn't a whole lot to do.
ChessBase backs this up completely if you look at the statistics.
Shalarian wrote:
If playing against the Exchange French (1.e4, e6 2. d4, d5 3. exd5, exd5) or for that matter the Exchange Slav (1. d4, d5 2. c4, c6 3. cxd5, cxd5) were so simple for black, then there would be a lot less GM's saying that white can just suck the life out of those positions!
Sorry, but saying you can always unbalance the position is a lot like saying sooner or later white will drop a pawn. Sure that may happen, but if you look at the statistics white has a much greater chance of making the draw in these symmetrical positions than surviving a counter-attack in the Sicilian, Benoni, etc. There just isn't a whole lot to do.
ChessBase backs this up completely if you look at the statistics.
There is no need EVEN to alter a pawn structure to unbalance a position. Your chess lexicon must have a few torn pages.
Shalarian wrote:
If playing against the Exchange French (1.e4, e6 2. d4, d5 3. exd5, exd5) or for that matter the Exchange Slav (1. d4, d5 2. c4, c6 3. cxd5, cxd5) were so simple for black, then there would be a lot less GM's saying that white can just suck the life out of those positions!
Sorry, but saying you can always unbalance the position is a lot like saying sooner or later white will drop a pawn. Sure that may happen, but if you look at the statistics white has a much greater chance of making the draw in these symmetrical positions than surviving a counter-attack in the Sicilian, Benoni, etc. There just isn't a whole lot to do.
ChessBase backs this up completely if you look at the statistics.
Pfren has already told you the error in your logic.
I will bascially say the same thing he said in another way so you can understand.
You do not have to lose a pawn or change the pawn structure to make an unbalanced position.
Those are a few ways an unbalance position can arise.
However, Those are not the only ways.
Other ways of creating imbalances in the position are:
- Gaining Space
- Exchanging off different minor pieces
I.E trading 1 bishop for 1 knight or vice versa.
Would cause an imbalance because 1 side would have 2 bishop other side would have 2 knights.
- Exchange sacs.
These are just a few off the top of my head which has nothing to do with giving up a pawn or having different pawn structure.
Even exchange of a pair of bishops creates an assymetry. White would like exchanging dark squared ones, while Black the other pair. And anyone wishing to play for a win should avoid trading heavy pieces on the e file. I will repeat again: It does not matter if a position is equal, when the players are not equal.
I love to play this side as black as many white players are overextending when opposite castlings which is almost their only plan anyways when black is sending their pawns..