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The French Defense is no longer playable.

Do you all want me to tell you what you want to hear ?
I don't get the point of doing that, especially since I am giving viable arguments that are showing that the french is unplayble.

I am about to do the same with carokann even though I AM A CAROKANN PLAYER AS WELL AS I WAS A FRENCH DEFENSE PLAYER.
It's nothing personal guys and the fact that people who can't even fully read a blog want to comment this blog is funny as hell.

Do you all want me to tell you what you want to hear ? I don't get the point of doing that, especially since I am giving viable arguments that are showing that the french is unplayble. I am about to do the same with carokann even though I AM A CAROKANN PLAYER AS WELL AS I WAS A FRENCH DEFENSE PLAYER. It's nothing personal guys and the fact that people who can't even fully read a blog want to comment this blog is funny as hell.

@NINDJAxx8 said in #41:

with h4 or Nf3?

You'll see in the blog when it's coming.
I need to analyse a little longer, It will take me around 2 to 3 more days before uploading this blog.

@NINDJAxx8 said in #41: > with h4 or Nf3? You'll see in the blog when it's coming. I need to analyse a little longer, It will take me around 2 to 3 more days before uploading this blog.

Man forgot bd7 is a formidable line against the advanced french

Man forgot bd7 is a formidable line against the advanced french

@loristavernier said in #34:

You are not comparing it properly.
This game is pretty new, 2021. Then, the way you ask me to argument is the way I did it.
On the top of that, I analysed many games in this line on my youtube channel and the freshest one is around 2 days old.
I won in the Titled tuesday some other games in this line against FM's and some other titles so it's the matter of how to win or what is exactly to do.

When you play an opening you should find, like I said, simple moves with a simple plan that you practice and master.
The problem of the french defense, isn't the theory of the position, but the practical play which is not sustainable and particularly difficult to play.

That's the reason why this title is appropriate.
This is a very subjective opinion. For me, these lines have always been easier for black and in general the advance variation in the French is easier for black to play (in my opinion), since most chess players do not know how to play positions with a space advantage (and you yourself could not), you need to have a very high level to play such positions very accurately without stretching them and without creating weakness for yourself. Regarding your response to another comment about Ding winning Gukesh because Gukesh went to the wrong line. This only shows your real level in this opening for white and black. The variation that Gukesh played is a very good "practical" solution where white has a very good win rate and I would say that this variation for white gives white more chances than the variation you showed in this game between mvl and ponkratov. And about the high level and the French Defense. I am sure that these positions are not easier to play for White than for Black, I find these positions very easy to play for Black and not so easy for White. I am not "attacking" you because everything you wrote is nonsense. You have the right to your opinion, but the title of your blog in this case is very wrong. In general, saying that some opening is not playable is nonsense, since everyone has their own understanding of chess and if, for example, the French opening is bad for you or you can’t play it, this does not mean that this is true for everyone. Personally, I never liked the Sicilian, but I am not saying that the Sicilian is a bad opening, it’s just taste and preference. The same is true here, you say that the positions are easier for White, I say the opposite and this is normal, but your title is inappropriate in this case, since even the Alekhine Defense is a good opening

@loristavernier said in #34: > You are not comparing it properly. > This game is pretty new, 2021. Then, the way you ask me to argument is the way I did it. > On the top of that, I analysed many games in this line on my youtube channel and the freshest one is around 2 days old. > I won in the Titled tuesday some other games in this line against FM's and some other titles so it's the matter of how to win or what is exactly to do. > > When you play an opening you should find, like I said, simple moves with a simple plan that you practice and master. > The problem of the french defense, isn't the theory of the position, but the practical play which is not sustainable and particularly difficult to play. > > That's the reason why this title is appropriate. This is a very subjective opinion. For me, these lines have always been easier for black and in general the advance variation in the French is easier for black to play (in my opinion), since most chess players do not know how to play positions with a space advantage (and you yourself could not), you need to have a very high level to play such positions very accurately without stretching them and without creating weakness for yourself. Regarding your response to another comment about Ding winning Gukesh because Gukesh went to the wrong line. This only shows your real level in this opening for white and black. The variation that Gukesh played is a very good "practical" solution where white has a very good win rate and I would say that this variation for white gives white more chances than the variation you showed in this game between mvl and ponkratov. And about the high level and the French Defense. I am sure that these positions are not easier to play for White than for Black, I find these positions very easy to play for Black and not so easy for White. I am not "attacking" you because everything you wrote is nonsense. You have the right to your opinion, but the title of your blog in this case is very wrong. In general, saying that some opening is not playable is nonsense, since everyone has their own understanding of chess and if, for example, the French opening is bad for you or you can’t play it, this does not mean that this is true for everyone. Personally, I never liked the Sicilian, but I am not saying that the Sicilian is a bad opening, it’s just taste and preference. The same is true here, you say that the positions are easier for White, I say the opposite and this is normal, but your title is inappropriate in this case, since even the Alekhine Defense is a good opening

@loristavernier said in #42:

Do you all want me to tell you what you want to hear ?
I don't get the point of doing that, especially since I am giving viable arguments that are showing that the french is unplayble.

I am about to do the same with carokann even though I AM A CAROKANN PLAYER AS WELL AS I WAS A FRENCH DEFENSE PLAYER.
It's nothing personal guys and the fact that people who can't even fully read a blog want to comment this blog is funny as hell.
You can say the same about 1.e5 or Sicilian) There is always some variation where white has a high win rate, in which case it is better to just resign after 1.e4?

@loristavernier said in #42: > Do you all want me to tell you what you want to hear ? > I don't get the point of doing that, especially since I am giving viable arguments that are showing that the french is unplayble. > > I am about to do the same with carokann even though I AM A CAROKANN PLAYER AS WELL AS I WAS A FRENCH DEFENSE PLAYER. > It's nothing personal guys and the fact that people who can't even fully read a blog want to comment this blog is funny as hell. You can say the same about 1.e5 or Sicilian) There is always some variation where white has a high win rate, in which case it is better to just resign after 1.e4?

@Middlegamepractice said in #44:

Man forgot bd7 is a formidable line against the advanced french

Why does not one read the blog until the END

@Middlegamepractice said in #44: > Man forgot bd7 is a formidable line against the advanced french Why does not one read the blog until the END

@loristavernier said in #39:

Somehow I can't send the study, go find the MVL vs Ponkratov study on my account if you want some other analysis

Lokk i like that line too for white, but it is not the refutazion of the french

@loristavernier said in #39: > Somehow I can't send the study, go find the MVL vs Ponkratov study on my account if you want some other analysis Lokk i like that line too for white, but it is not the refutazion of the french

@Interesting_choice said in #46:

You can say the same about 1.e5 or Sicilian) There is always some variation where white has a high win rate, in which case it is better to just resign after 1.e4?

I don't, because 1.e5 for black doesn't allow white to push e5 on the third move. I think 1.e5 for black is the best answer to e4

@Interesting_choice said in #46: > You can say the same about 1.e5 or Sicilian) There is always some variation where white has a high win rate, in which case it is better to just resign after 1.e4? I don't, because 1.e5 for black doesn't allow white to push e5 on the third move. I think 1.e5 for black is the best answer to e4

@Murphy_the_Irish_red said in #48:

Lokk i like that line too for white, but it is not the refutazion of the french

I was referring to the Vladislav Tkachiev's work on the opening which are allowing white to take the center.

@Murphy_the_Irish_red said in #48: > Lokk i like that line too for white, but it is not the refutazion of the french I was referring to the Vladislav Tkachiev's work on the opening which are allowing white to take the center.

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