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darshandatta

Hello guys i played this blitz game. I need ur advice to see if this line can be used in long chess game 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 B*c3+ 5. b*c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Ng5 h6 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Nh7 Re8 12. B*h6 g*h6 13. Q*h6 Qa3 14. Nf6+ N*f6 15. g*f6 and blacke resign. Any suggestions will be welcomed.

ivandh

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erikido23

It also might help knowing which side you had

darshandatta
I played black and as u can see. White outplayed me
erikido23
darshandatta

thaks  erikido23. what do u think my mainmistake is?

afmtxg

French is difficult, but very strong if you get all the book lines down. However, you also have to understand the reason for every move in the book lines because their implications last for a very long time (for example, how do you plan to activate the light-square bishop?).

I believe the French is definitely not for the faint of heart, but mastering it will give you an edge. Kudos for attempting it- personally, I try to play Petroff against 1. e4, so clearly I'm not as ambitious when choosing an opening. Good job for giving the  French a try!

darshandatta

i generally play ruy lopez but i thought of playing french but ididn't see that coming

erikido23
darshandatta wrote:

thaks  erikido23. what do u think my mainmistake is?


 Your main mistake I guess is castling...We can put it more clearly that your danger radar was broken...It will take lots of time seeing lots of different attacks and practicing defending against them to get good at it.  But, if you start noticing that you are about to get crushed you will be improving (I am not joking)...First you have to recognize threats before you can start responding to them.  Once you start to see the attack coming early the attack isn't so dangerous

erikido23
chrisr2212 wrote:

Your "final" mistake has to be 9...h6, since you are then lost due to the tactics after 10 Qh5.

Hence, 9....g6, though not enough to equalise the game, offered much more resistance.

As pointed out, 4...bxc3+ and 7....Nc6 should be improved upon for the future.

Also, instead of taking the bishop on move 12, you could have tried 12....g6 but after 13 Qh3 with Bg5 coming, it's terrible for black.


 haha, I am tired.  Don't know how I didn't notice g6

afmtxg
darshandatta wrote:

i generally play ruy lopez but i thought of playing french but ididn't see that coming


You can't play certain defenses casually (believe me, I have tried and learned that lesson the hard way). The big three I'd say are French, Sicilian, and, depending on your level, Scotch Game. In French, always leave room for c7-c5. Of course, once you reach 2000+ in rating, you can play anything you want because your positional skill will be much keener. 

darshandatta
I think my most casual mistake was not playing c7-c5 in the 9th move. Also h6 was a mistake. I didn't see bishop sacrifice and also last combo of knight. Anyway i think i shall not play french again. Thanks for the advice to forbade trying so many things in the tournament
darshandatta
gxtmfa wrote: French is difficult, but very strong if you get all the book lines down. However, you also have to understand the reason for every move in the book lines because their implications last for a very long time (for example, how do you plan to activate the light-square bishop?). I believe the French is definitely not for the faint of heart, but mastering it will give you an edge. Kudos for attempting it- personally, I try to play Petroff against 1. e4, so clearly I'm not as ambitious when choosing an opening. Good job for giving the  French a try! Thanks man for the advice... I appreciate it.