You both did the typical mistake that most do in French exchange:
Exchange everything on e-file.
If you want to play French defense better spend some time studying some games or this will happen every time.
As black, I like recapturing with the queen on move 3 in the French Exchange. Not the best move for sure; but it almost always surprises my opponents and unbalances the game from the start.
As black, I like recapturing with the queen on move 3 in the French Exchange. Not the best move for sure; but it almost always surprises my opponents and unbalances the game from the start.
You both did the typical mistake that most do in French exchange:
Exchange everything on e-file.
If you want to play French defense better spend some time studying some games or this will happen every time.
I completely agree Deirdre
You both did the typical mistake that most do in French exchange:
Exchange everything on e-file.
If you want to play French defense better spend some time studying some games or this will happen every time.
Yeah... The result may have been decisive if I kept heavy pieces rather than trade them. still , I think I played the knight endgame well (never gave him an advantage!)
But you never tried to win.It was a passive "going for a draw game" from start to end.And since your opponent was no better player it was eventually a draw.Why not play more energetically?Why not play for the win?
Try c5
Move 4 fyi
For this game, I was able to prepare a little bit because I knew I would be paired with my opponent (this is a quad; I know who I'll be playing next week as well). I studied the french exchange with black because I know he always plays it with white. Although this was a g/90 quad, we played our moves relatively quickly and we both had about an hour left on the clock when we agreed to the draw. Anyway, I am not going to provide any analysis for this game-the engine says the position was dead even the entire game.