Originally posted by Riddle2007Resign..especially if I am playing the white pieces 😉
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 ?
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good luck.
Originally posted by diskamylIf it's any sort of serious game, you shouldn't ask for help. In fact, unless your opponent knows and is ok with the fact that you are trying to consult this entire site, it's a bad idea to ask anyone about a game in progress except for questions of the form "in position x, is action y legal?"
just in case if it's a rhp game, you shouldn't ask for advice in the forums.
For instance, If my king was checked, but I interposed a bishop and I am no longer in check, can I now castle assuming the usual rules apply (haven't moved king/rook etc.)?
Originally posted by KorchI completely agree with the master Korch. 😀
2...d5
"e6" basically signals that d5 is coming. "e6" is a preperatory move for d5.
and d5 is my friend, to undermine e4 pawn (or square)
This is the story of French.
p.s.
I got into this French thing after analyzing Botvinnik's Dutch games where he answers d4 with e6 followed by f5 which can transpose into either the Classical Dutch or Stonewall varitation. The reason behind first playing e6 is that it rules out the moves likbe Bg5 for white.
(I always disliked e6 but recently I discovered that e6 is a very good defence. Basically you can counter safely with e6 to almost all white's first moves.)
Also, I like the advanced variation with e5 where black tries to hit d4 square by c5, Nc6, Qb6, (and if needed Ne7 followed by Nf4 hitting d4 four times.)
2._d5 is a fully acceptable line in the French. Play often leads to quick simplification and what can be a drawish endgame. The chapter "Odds & Ends" in one of the premier books on the French Defense by Watson will give you all the theory you need to survive as Black. I noticed the recommendation 2._c5 as well on here. This move transposes to Sicilian lines. However, if you were going to play a Sicilian it seems 1._c5 might have been more in order. But both moves are sound responses and are really just a matter of taste. Personally, I find the French line more successful in club play where my opponents could write out Sicilian theory in their sleep. The main trick being the development of the black bishop to d6 as soon as possible (after the e-pawns swap off) and then blocking the almost inevitable check with the knight thereby getting maximum development of the pieces and the castled King. Hope this helps!