French Exchange: how to counter this opening (Stefan Bergsson as white and GM Simon Williams as blac

The French Exchange can seem very annoying to many players if they are playing as black, and because of this many players, which are playing as white and are lower rated than their opponent, use it. The French exchange is an opening likely to end up in a draw or if played extremely well can lead to a white win as the French Exchange gives white a +0.3 advantage.
This match, played in the 2011 Reykjavik Open, is a perfect example of how to turn the French Exchange into an interesting action packed opening. The game starts:
The French exchange is played 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 the game continues: 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5. Here black has a pawn in the center of the board and has developed a bishop. Usually the moves would be 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 c6 or the Monte Carlo variation (3. c4); the difference is that 2nd and 3rd versions create a closed and now a tactically difficult position. The game then continues 6. Qf3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Bg4 8. Qg3 Qe7+ 9. Kf1 this move might seem as a bad move but if 9. Ne2 had been played then the next moves would be 9. ... Bxe2 10. Bxe2 then the bishop would be pinned and while white move their king or to castle, black would have time to prepare an attack; the same thing would happen if 9. Be2 Bxe2 was played then 10. Nxe2 would be played. In conclusion 9. Kf1 was a correct move even though the rook is now stuck. The game then continues 9. ... Be6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. Nd2 h6 ,attacking the bishop on g5. The game continues 12. Be3 Bd6 13. Qh4 Ne5 14. Bb5+ Kf8 then Stefan Bergsson blunders which worsens his already bad position, he plays 15. Nf4 Williams plays 15. ... Bg4 to make sure that the knight does not escape. The game continues: 16. Bd4 g5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qg3 a6 19. Ne4 f6 Simon is pushing his pawns which puts more pressure on Bergsson and it protects boxes in which his pieces can go to. The game continues 20. Ba4 Nf4 21. Re1 Bf5 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 this also attacks the bishop on d4. The game continues 23. c3 Kg7 24. h7 b5 25. Rxe5 fxe5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Qxg5+ Ng6 then Bergsson resigns. If the game had gone on the next moves would have been 28. Rxh8 Rxh8 29. Qxf5 bxa4 30. f3 exd4 and the reason that white can't retreat their bishop on move 30 is because then black would play Qd1# so Bergsson was right to resign because his position is horrendous. I hope this helped and if you like playing the French Defence and its variations make sure to analyze GM Simon Williams and GM Emanuel Berg's games. Thank you.

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Thanks for the advice

I'll do it

This is the game: Black wins

It's extremely easy to win as Black in the Exhange variation:

1. Take back with pawn.

2. Develop rapidly to good squares, without making strategical concessions.

3. Play better than your opponent does (this is probably the hardest part).

4. Capitalize on the advantage you have created.

It is that simple. Actually 2, 3 and 4 apply to any sound opening, but please don't tell anybody: It's a secret.

Damn. That's where I have been going wrong all these years. I only do 1.