and anyways i was thinking about switching it to mbappe. or something else
Hatred facing the French
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Apr 21, 2019
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#23
DamonevicSmithlov wrote:
Here's how u handle the French Defence: switch to 1.d4
Not a solution. In a month, he'll be on here complaining about the Nimzo-Indian. The problem here is not the opening, it's the player. There is no easy solution to getting a won game every time.
Apr 21, 2019
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#24
I tried the exchange and KIA and other (what I'll call) stop gap stuff.
In the end it's easier to just pick one of the non-exchange main variations (3.Nc3, 3.e5, 3.Nd2) and learn it.
Get 100 GM games and look over them really quick, like 5 to 10 minutes a game. Ask only the most basic questions like which side of the board do the players seek play on (kingside, center, or queenside), what are the main pawn breaks, and any common patterns you notice.
That's it. That will make the opening not seem scary anymore because you'll understand the middlegame that comes after it... not at a GM level, but you'll probably know better than your opponents.
Apr 21, 2019
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#25
Actually, I played all the mainlines except the Exchange variation many times in OTB tournaments (especially the 3. Nd2 lines) before finally settling on the KIA. So it wasn't a stopgap. It was a solution.
Apr 21, 2019
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#26
I didn't like the e5 stuff... I'd have to look up the move order, but the variations where you don't get a typical KIA type attack.
Apr 21, 2019
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#28
DrSpudnik wrote:
DamonevicSmithlov wrote:
Here's how u handle the French Defence: switch to 1.d4
Not a solution. In a month, he'll be on here complaining about the Nimzo-Indian. The problem here is not the opening, it's the player. There is no easy solution to getting a won game every time.
It's not asking for an easy solution, its knowing what to expect, knowing what to avoid...
There are games where I struggle with e4 e5 with players that are stronger, they just know how to defend better, but you don't see me complaining with that, but at least I already have a feel for what to avoid, as for the French I often feel trapped trying to figure out how to even get by... either way, one day it'll improve 
Apr 21, 2019
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#29
Well... I have the advantage that I play the KID as Black, so the system in the KIA where Black trades dxe4 and then pushes e6-e5 is fine with me. Advantage: White.
Apr 21, 2019
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#30
And I mean, Fischer has several famous games with the KIA, I'm not saying it's bad... I don't know... I feel like for most players it's a stop gap. If you actually took the time to learn it that's fine 
Apr 21, 2019
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#31
llamonade wrote:
Like this
Oh, wait... I see the problem. The move g3 should be deferred one or two moves (first play Ngf3, and if Black is still poised to play the dxe4 line, play c2-c3 next - and/or even Qe2 - before playing g2-g3).
You can side-step Black's line by delaying your fianchetto. Check a database.
Apr 21, 2019
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#32
superchesslord243 wrote:
DrSpudnik wrote:
DamonevicSmithlov wrote:
Here's how u handle the French Defence: switch to 1.d4
Not a solution. In a month, he'll be on here complaining about the Nimzo-Indian. The problem here is not the opening, it's the player. There is no easy solution to getting a won game every time.
It's not asking for an easy solution, its knowing what to expect, knowing what to avoid...
There are games where I struggle with e4 e5 with players that are stronger, they just know how to defend better, but you don't see me complaining with that, but at least I already have a feel for what to avoid, as for the French I often feel trapped trying to figure out how to even get by... either way, one day it'll improve
Sorry if I came off too harsh, but this question has been around since ever on chess.com. I play 1.e4 and used to be bothered by the French. Then to be able to play e6 against d4 (don't ask) I learned the French, because some people played 2. e4. It's a great opening, and when you learn to play it, you'll learn to play against it too. Just throwing that out there.
Apr 21, 2019
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#34
DamonevicSmithlov wrote:
If u hate the french then ur racist. We're now in a new politically correct era.
If you hate the Orangutang, are you a Speciesist?
If you hate the Fried Liver are you a Vegetarian?
Apr 21, 2019
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#36
DrSpudnik wrote:
I am dedicated to keeping my liver unfried!
Depends on what we're thinking of frying it with.
Apr 21, 2019
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#37
DrSpudnik wrote:
superchesslord243 wrote:
DrSpudnik wrote:
DamonevicSmithlov wrote:
Here's how u handle the French Defence: switch to 1.d4
Not a solution. In a month, he'll be on here complaining about the Nimzo-Indian. The problem here is not the opening, it's the player. There is no easy solution to getting a won game every time.
It's not asking for an easy solution, its knowing what to expect, knowing what to avoid...
There are games where I struggle with e4 e5 with players that are stronger, they just know how to defend better, but you don't see me complaining with that, but at least I already have a feel for what to avoid, as for the French I often feel trapped trying to figure out how to even get by... either way, one day it'll improve
Sorry if I came off too harsh, but this question has been around since ever on chess.com. I play 1.e4 and used to be bothered by the French. Then to be able to play e6 against d4 (don't ask) I learned the French, because some people played 2. e4. It's a great opening, and when you learn to play it, you'll learn to play against it too. Just throwing that out there.
No worries, I feel for you, I would get pissed too seeing the same question over and over...
and... if you hate the Fried liver are you a vegetarian?? made me giggle lol
Apr 21, 2019
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#39
When I lived in Oromocto my roommate had a cat that used to steal joints off the top of the fridge.
(Remember that marijuana is perfectly legal in Canada).
maradona took drugs. mordric is croation, pele was a hoax, and cruyff i just dont like