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you know 1...d6 is the best. you know it, but dont have courage to play it...
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Big D
Joined 13 Dec '05 Moves 26380 Originally posted by Wulebgr
Who else plays the French? Any favorite variations? MacCutcheon? Classical? Winawer? Rubinstein? Uhlmann, Korchnoi, Petrosian, Botvinnik, Nimzovitch, Tarrasch.
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Joined 25 Nov '04 Moves 2101 Originally posted by Wulebgr
The questions are in the first post. The title is a declaration of topic, which might be taken as a statement of fact. Are you saying that the french is the best response to 1.e4?
Winona Lake
Joined 09 Feb '05 Moves 29318
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Joined 27 Oct '05 Moves 158564 Originally posted by fierytorment
caro-kahn is Yeah, if you like draws.
Joined 11 Jun '05 Moves 701 I dunno, I've been doing good with the Caro Kann against 1. e4, so I would have to say either that or the Sicilian.
River City
Joined 08 Dec '04 Moves 16907 Originally posted by RahimK
Are you saying that the french is the best response to 1.e4? I'm saying that you could draw that conclusion, and that I didn't ask for other suggestions
in this thread .
Clan 24492 is new and inspired this thread.
Winona Lake
Joined 09 Feb '05 Moves 29318 well we gave you other suggestions since WE think the french isn't the best response to e4.
Joined 20 Dec '05 Moves 12772 Originally posted by pinkthunder
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? "Play the French" John Watson 3rd edn
THE book to have.
Joined 19 Nov '05 Moves 3112 I'v only played the French about a dozen times. It can get pretty wild, especially if White allows Black to continue on the kingside. It's definitely a strong defense. My only problem with it is the French bishop; it's often just wasting space. This is why I think that the Caro-Kann may be an improvement over the French.
Parallel Universe
Joined 03 Mar '06 Moves 1599 Originally posted by Tengu
"Play the French" John Watson 3rd edn
THE book to have. "Winning With The French" by Wolfgang Uhlmann is pretty good. I'll have to check into Watson's "Play the French".
Joined 20 Dec '05 Moves 12772 I thought that there was only one edition of "Winning with the French" published in 1995
If so it will be VERY out-of-date.
"Play the french" 3edn was published in 2003 by comparison.
Argentina
Joined 23 May '03 Moves 2029 Originally posted by fierytorment
well we gave you other suggestions since WE think the french isn't the best response to e4. ehat do means by "WE"? The Illuminati? LOL
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