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does anyone have some good games with the french where white won with the closed variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 and any variations that deviate from this i'm interested in. i can play the open french quiet well but when it comes to the closed french i get killed and want to know how to better my play in it. thanks

kmac27

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Game 1760994

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thanks for the game i've reviewed it a little bit and i learned one key thing that i hadn't before thanks.

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Originally posted by kmac27
does anyone have some good games with the french where white won with the closed variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 and any variations that deviate from this i'm interested in. i can play the open french quiet well but when it comes to the closed french i get killed and want to know how to better my play in it. thanks

kmac27
Maybe not the best examples, since these are probably all from when I was lower rated, but anyway...

Game 2197820
Game 2204163
Game 2177176

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I'm not one to give up easily but I've always found the best reply to 1.e4...e6 is to click the little dustbin icon in the "action" column.

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
I'm not one to give up easily but I've always found the best reply to 1.e4...e6 is to click the little dustbin icon in the "action" column.
I don't think the French is that difficult for white really, it's just that most 1.e4 players don't study it, and thus feel uncomfortable in the positions.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
I don't think the French is that difficult for white really, it's just that most 1.e4 players don't study it, and thus feel uncomfortable in the positions.
Sacrilege 😉

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
Sacrilege 😉
Haha, I don't think the French Defense is exactly 'sacred.'

According to the games explorer on here (which randomly omits games...) I score 100% against the French Defense.

😛

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Haha, I don't think the French Defense is exactly 'sacred.'

According to the games explorer on here (which randomly omits games...) I score 100% against the French Defense.

😛
I notice that we haven't yet played.

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
I notice that we haven't yet played.
NOr has he played Weyerstrass, or even me...

Edit: clicking the trash can will hardly give you any experience against it for when you can't (i.e. clan or tournament games).

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
Sacrilege 😉
Amen, brother.

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
I'm not one to give up easily but I've always found the best reply to 1.e4...e6 is to click the little dustbin icon in the "action" column.
What do you do against it OTB, then? Overthrow the table? Run to the toilet? Punch your opponent in the face? 😛

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Originally posted by Heroic Metool
Punch your opponent in the face? 😛
Contrary to propaganda from the White House, the French punch back.

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Originally posted by Heroic Metool
What do you do against it OTB, then? Overthrow the table? Run to the toilet? Punch your opponent in the face? 😛
Scowl, huff & then push pawns for the next few moves.😛

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no accually e5 is a bad choise for white

database on gameknot shows that