1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Number of games in database: 844 Years covered: 1890 to 2005 White wins 36.5% Black wins 25.1% Draws 38.4% ........................ ...
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I was sleeping and saw a vision of a new gambit in the French Defense. The moves are 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Bd2 dxe4 4. Nc3. I checked my chess databases of 8...
Hello Clyde, i dont think, that White has enough compensation for the Pawn... but if you like... we test this one day in some Internet games... Happy Christmas...
I believe that black has a serious problem. His B at c8 is blocked by the pawn at e6 and this is not an opening with a closed game. White will post his R on...
The general rule is that a pawn is worth 3 tempos. Black has no weaknesses. White does not have enough for the pawn. I would gladly play black against ...
I agree, the two white bishops look like they are wating to move again! IMmgoldberg@... wrote: The general rule is that a pawn is worth 3 tempos. Black...
Black does have a major weakness. It is a cramped game. Black has much less space than white to work with. It will eventually lead to blacks demise. If black...
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By declining the gambit black does not obtain any advantage. White is at least equal in the opening. The true test of the gambit is if black accepts the gambit...
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1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nc6 4 Ngf3 Nf6 Number of games in database: 286 Years covered: 1938 to 2006 Overall record: White wins 46.5% Black wins 21.7% Draws 31.8%...
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 Number of games in database: 1155 Years covered: 1889 to 2006 Overall record: White wins 47.6% Black wins 22.6% Draws 29.8% ...
Hello fellow French Defense enthusiats. Has anyone ever encountered 6.Qc2 in the French Advance in the following line: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3...
Hello This seems to be a bad move. I have 10 games in my database. If black plays 6...cxd4 (6 games, 1 drawn and 5 won by black), white is a pawn left for ...
Hi everyone. I'm looking for a good book with only French defense games played by famous players who employ the French defense in there opening repetoire and...
Thanks. I'll check it out. If anyone knows of any other titles, please let me know. By the way, who are some of the better known players who play(ed)the...
Although it is not exactly what you ask I can recommand "Play the French" 3rd ed. by John Watson Dik ... From: "ajuz55" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To:...
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 c5 Number of games in database: 1288 Years covered: 1890 to 2006 Overall record: White wins 31.2% Black wins 21.7% Draws 47.1% ... ...
I just got the book "Play the French" by John Watson and it's exactly what I was searching for. Great way to study and learn to play the French defense....