17 Apr 06
Originally posted by cludiYou find this to be boring???
I prefer Winawer against weaker opposition and Tarrasch against
stronger opponents.
On a side note, I find French quite boring and would always prefer
a Sicilian game or even my old favourite, the Petrov?!?
Capron,M (1909) - Knudsen,J (2350) [C00]
2006 Iowa Email Correspondence Prelims, 01.01.2006
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Qg4 Ne7 6.dxc5 Nbc6 7.Bd2 0-0 8.Bd3 Bxc5 9.0-0-0 Nxe5 10.Bxh7+ Kxh7 11.Qh5+ Kg8 12.Qxe5 f6 13.Qe2 b5 14.Be3 Bxe3+ 15.Qxe3 b4 16.Nce2 a5 17.f4 Nf5 18.Qf3 Qb6 19.g4 Ne3 20.Rd3 d4 21.Nxd4 Nxc2 22.Nxc2 Bb7 23.Qe3 Qxe3+ 24.Rxe3 Bxh1 25.Rxe6 Bd5 26.Re3 Bxa2 27.b3 a4 28.Kb2 Bxb3 29.Nxb4 Rfe8 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8 31.Nf3 Re4 0-1
17 Apr 06
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Originally posted by TenguI'm relatively new to it, but I love the French. Here's a game where I used 7...0-0 instead of Qc7:
I was a classical man but lately have been experimenting with the winawer and 7... 0-0 instead of Qc7.
Game 1940022
Until White's major blunder at the end, I still think I had the game won (even though I was down material).
What do you guys like for French defense books?
17 Apr 06
Originally posted by pinkthunderInteresting game. Clearly the blunder was bad, but I don't think you needed to go into all the knight moves.
I'm relatively new to it, but I love the French. Here's a game where I used 7...0-0 instead of Qc7:
Game 1940022
Until White's major blunder at the end, I still think I had the game won (even though I was down material).
What do you guys like for French defense books?
23... Ne5?
Better was 23... d3 or even Qb1+ followed by Bc1 then d3.
After 23.... Ne5 the best he had was to waltz his king over to g2.