One game played yesterday in OTB tournament (I did play white):
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3
Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Bg5 c5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15.Bxh7+! and my opponent did play 15...Kf8 as after 15...Kxh7 I would play 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qxf7+ Kh7 18. Rd3 winning
The French if mishandled can lead to a quick downfall. This is a game I was kibitzing on playchess :-
[Event "16m + 0s, rated"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.08.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cerimovic"]
[Black "Reykjavík Master"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2077"]
[BlackElo "2046"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2007.08.01"]
[EventType "rapid"]
1. e4 {1} e6 {1} 2. d4 {7} d5 {1} 3. Nd2 {3} dxe4 {3} 4. Nxe4 {3} Nd7 {1} 5.
Nf3 {4} Ngf6 {2} 6. Nxf6+ {5} Nxf6 {0} 7. Bd3 {3} c5 {2} 8. dxc5 {3} Bxc5 {8}
9. Qe2 {5} O-O {8} 10. Bg5 {5} Be7 {2} 11. O-O {23} Bd7 {58} 12. Rad1 {75} Qc7
{19} 13. Ne5 {6} Rfd8 {50} 14. Bxh7+ {32} Kxh7 {64} 15. Bxf6 {13} Bxf6 {14} 16.
Qh5+ {12} Kg8 {2} 17. Qxf7+ {9} Kh7 {17} 18. Rd3 {
Reykjavík Master gibt auf (Lag: Av=0.66s, max=5.5s) 5} 1-0
Originally posted by KorchHi Korch - thanks for posting this. My question is - why do you play 10. Qe2? This is a developing move, but I just want to understand your positional plan here...
One game played yesterday in OTB tournament (I did play white):
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3
Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Bg5 c5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
[fen]r1q1r1k1/pb3ppp/1p2pb2/2p1N3/3P4/2PB4/PP2QPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
15.Bxh7+! and my opponent did play 15...Kf8 as after 15...Kxh7 I would play 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qxf7+ Kh7 18. Rd3 winning
Originally posted by ExumaIf i was you I would get a couple of chess books that explain what openings and chess is all about. I had a couple of books by IM Hartson that explained ideas in the popular openings but I'm sure you have other authors that are good too. If you have ever listened to Yasser Seirawan on Playchess during broadcasts of championship games you can understand the thinking process.
To line up the rook with the queen, threatening dxc5, followed by Bxh7+ discovery on the queen you mean? And hope games are going well...
Originally posted by z00tThanks for the advice z00t. I thought maybe i'd try asking about things in the chess forum too, just in case.
If i was you I would get a couple of chess books that explain what openings and chess is all about. I had a couple of books by IM Hartson that explained ideas in the popular openings but I'm sure you have other authors that are good too. If you have ever listened to Yasser Seirawan on Playchess during broadcasts of championship games you can understand the thinking process.