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What is this? Is it a theme I should know and study? Anybody care to show a game with it and walk us all through the strategy of it?

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Come on people I'm desparate here 😛

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Originally posted by tomtom232
Come on people I'm desparate here 😛
no clue but I'm guessing it has no special reference other than, by it's nature, the french opening is an outpost pawn.

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Originally posted by MrHand
no clue but I'm guessing it has no special reference other than, by it's nature, the french opening is an outpost pawn.
No, I overheard some people talking about it and it has something to do with a knight.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
What is this? Is it a theme I should know and study? Anybody care to show a game with it and walk us all through the strategy of it?
From the Exeter chess club website:

"The point immediately in front of an isolated pawn is a great outpost for a Knight." (in the French Defence)

could be a possibility for what they were talking about.

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White aims to get a knight on d4 in the French. Maybe that's it.

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Originally posted by exigentsky
White aims to get a knight on d4 in the French. Maybe that's it.
yes, you are right...and if the position imbalance will be the light squares black bishop against that d4 white Knight, black is doomed...

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are you talking for white or for black.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
No, I overheard some people talking about it and it has something to do with a knight.
don't worry missy tomtom, i'll find it for you.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
What is this? Is it a theme I should know and study? Anybody care to show a game with it and walk us all through the strategy of it?
Off the top of my head i believe it's anytime you can plant a knight in one of the central squares and he cannot be chased off by a pawn move, only by an exchange.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1082469

http://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/Openings/frencheg.html

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I've played the advanced French since '77 the French outpost
is the square d6. Get a Knight safely on d6 and it's a huge piece.

I checked my DB and 8 times I have sunk a Knight on d6 and 8 wins.

Sometimes you have to be a bit crafty to reach d6 with a Knight.

Look at this position. Plan - get Knight to d6.



The solution is in this game - I was White.

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great game!

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
I've played the advanced French since '77 the French outpost
is the square d6. Get a Knight safely on d6 and it's a huge piece.

I checked my DB and 8 times I have sunk a Knight on d6 and 8 wins.

Sometimes you have to be a bit crafty to reach d6 with a Knight.

Look at this position. Plan - get Knight to d6.

[fen]r2qk2r/1p1b1ppp/p1n1p1n1/3pP3 ...[text shortened]... . Qh4 Rxh7 32. Qxh7 a2 33. g6+ Kf6
34. Qh5 e5 35. Qg5+ Ke6 36. Qe7[/pgn]
Well played Geoff 🙂

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Cheers lads - every now and then I manage to pull a trick
out of the hat. It was close.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Cheers lads - every now and then I manage to pull trick
out of the hat. It was close.
Those cliffhangers are the most satisfying ones to win for sure! Great game! I would probably taken the pawn, let him get a queen and THEN mate him🙂 I Usually get in deep doo doo when I find out I passed on a nice simple one move mate and he has a great defense and THEN gets the queen🙂

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