Classical French
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Classical French
Hi.
Was I playing this variation wrongly all along?
Rybka gives a slight advantage to Black after ...Nxb4
Was I playing this variation wrongly all along?
Rybka gives a slight advantage to Black after ...Nxb4
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Re: Classical French
You might like to try 5. Qh5.
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Re: Classical French
That is a long standing double edged line where Black gives up a piece for three (well placed) pawns.
IIRC theory used to think it a bit better for White, so the computer evaluation is of interest......
IIRC theory used to think it a bit better for White, so the computer evaluation is of interest......
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Re: Classical French
What is liRC?
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Re: Classical French
IIRC If I remember correctly.soheil_hooshdaran wrote:What is liRC?
I'm not sure of the objective soundness of the "Haldane Hack", Qh5 in a Classical, but I wouldn't risk playing the French to provoke it. I suspect you need a fine sense of cheapish tactics to make it work.
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Re: Classical French
As noted this is absolutely the main line for white, and not meant to work that well for black. As I remember, even significantly better for white in the end.
Not obvious of course, and there were quite a few reasonably high levels games in it first. I wouldn't trust the computer evaluation that much with this sort of unbalanced material. It'd take some titled player playing it persistently or something to make you wonder.
Not obvious of course, and there were quite a few reasonably high levels games in it first. I wouldn't trust the computer evaluation that much with this sort of unbalanced material. It'd take some titled player playing it persistently or something to make you wonder.
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Re: Classical French
Some brief experiments suggest that engine evaluations will vary with the choice of engine and how much search depth is allowed. Checking a database of Correspondence games showed results in White's favour.MartinCarpenter wrote: I wouldn't trust the computer evaluation that much with this sort of unbalanced material.
Re: Classical French
http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php ... ch#p157250IM Jack Rudd wrote:I myself would play 5.Nce2.
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Re: Classical French
Nice to know that Jack's preference is mine. Quite fashionable in early 1950s. Though it seems to me that stronger opponents are quite comfortable with this as black.
For my style of play, I ought to go for 5. Qh5. The Haldane Hack.
Early queen moves in the French to unbalance the position are fine. Not sure the engines/databases help with the Haldane Hack.
Helps immensely to be able to discuss with chess players especially those playing this line in the late 1960s/early 70s.
For my style of play, I ought to go for 5. Qh5. The Haldane Hack.
Early queen moves in the French to unbalance the position are fine. Not sure the engines/databases help with the Haldane Hack.
Helps immensely to be able to discuss with chess players especially those playing this line in the late 1960s/early 70s.
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Re: Classical French
I prefer 3. exd5 - french players will hate you for ruining all their theory and you get a nice comfortable easy game as white without having to memorise tons of razor sharp stuff.
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.
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Re: Classical French
I'd generally be a bit rude about this, but when every other high level Berlin game seems to have turned into an Exchange French.....
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Re: Classical French
Authors are almost always disparaging to the Exchange French. It's good for those of us who play it as a winning weapon, as our opponents may underestimate their potential problems.Joey Stewart wrote:I prefer 3. exd5 - french players will hate you for ruining all their theory
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Re: Classical French
I think they hope to deter white from using it as a system, but it can lead to some very interesting double edged positions as well if both sides continue to play for a win.
In my experiences of french defence books, the authors tend to have one or two variations in which they have had crushing wins as black and therefore dedicate most space to those lines, skimming over other white attempts as being inferior (i.e. black cannot get great positions against them) .
In my experiences of french defence books, the authors tend to have one or two variations in which they have had crushing wins as black and therefore dedicate most space to those lines, skimming over other white attempts as being inferior (i.e. black cannot get great positions against them) .
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.
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Re: Classical French
Come on, it's a bit of a passion killer and gives black complete equality. The one thing going for it for white is that it does lead to positions that are likely completely alien for the average French Defence player.Roger de Coverly wrote:Authors are almost always disparaging to the Exchange French. It's good for those of us who play it as a winning weapon, as our opponents may underestimate their potential problems.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.