The French Defense is no longer playable.

@NINDJAxx8 said in #28:

Will u also make why caro is unplayable?)

Sure I will

@booman342 said in #30:

The issue is that the title doesn't match the content of the blog. I would have no issue if the title of the blog was "This line of the french is difficult for top players to face"

Instead, it talks disingenuously talks about the french as a whole and gives one game to substantiate this, and it's not even a good model game. That would be like me saying "The French is Unplayable for Black" and recommending the exchange while giving the game Short-Moran 2019 as the example.

Following the poster's logic, I could also make a post titled "The French is Unbeatable for White" and post the game Tatai-Korchnoi 1979.

This whole thing is silly.
i also tried to say it, but you made it in much better way

@loristavernier said in #31:

Sure I will
Can i know which line exactly?

@booman342 said in #30:

The issue is that the title doesn't match the content of the blog. I would have no issue if the title of the blog was "This line of the french is difficult for top players to face"

Instead, it talks disingenuously talks about the french as a whole and gives one game to substantiate this, and it's not even a good model game. That would be like me saying "The French is Unplayable for Black" and recommending the exchange while giving the game Short-Moran 2019 as the example.

Following the poster's logic, I could also make a post titled "The French is Unbeatable for White" and post the game Tatai-Korchnoi 1979.

This whole thing is silly.

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.

@NINDJAxx8 said in #33:

Can i know which line exactly?

e4 c6 d4 d5 e5

Now that I think about it, I just realised while analysing with the engine that stockfish recommends to take on c5 first to have the same plans and positions without sacrificing a pawn. It does allow some counteractions so I am not convinced about this idea of dxc5 instead of 0-0...
It does look good but I would some more time to analyse that.

With that headline: Nonsense!

@Murphy_the_Irish_red said in #37:

With that headline: Nonsense!

There a lot more analysis in the open study :

@Murphy_the_Irish_red said in #37:

With that headline: Nonsense!

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

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