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The French Defense is no longer playable.

@loristavernier said in #20:

In practice, the "mainline" became something personal when the engine started to show their strenghts in the opening

That's the point, he was better after playing logical moves in the opening based on the plan of sacrificing the d4 pawn. Now that he blundered around move 16-20 don't change the value of the opening.
ok, i said its good practically. But with a good knowledge black are not worse there

@loristavernier said in #20: > In practice, the "mainline" became something personal when the engine started to show their strenghts in the opening > > That's the point, he was better after playing logical moves in the opening based on the plan of sacrificing the d4 pawn. Now that he blundered around move 16-20 don't change the value of the opening. ok, i said its good practically. But with a good knowledge black are not worse there
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@NINDJAxx8 said in #21:

ok, i said its good practically. But with a good knowledge black are not worse there

If both players know everything and play perfectly it's a draw after whatsoever number of moves - sure.
But when you prepare or choose an opening you have to find something which gives you simple moves to play while your opponents get a lot of chances to commit mistakes.

That's why this line is so strong, because black gets what they want but it's actually useless.

@NINDJAxx8 said in #21: > ok, i said its good practically. But with a good knowledge black are not worse there If both players know everything and play perfectly it's a draw after whatsoever number of moves - sure. But when you prepare or choose an opening you have to find something which gives you simple moves to play while your opponents get a lot of chances to commit mistakes. That's why this line is so strong, because black gets what they want but it's actually useless.

@gpa150chess said in #22:

I think people don't read your blog properly. You specifically mention that it is a bad choice for TOP players. A skilled player will be able to make the most out of White's position, keep up the pressure for a long time finding interesting attacking ideas and calculated accurately to make everything work.
Amateur players aren't like that. For me who has played both sides in OTB games I can say that players often fail to play dynamically enough to make their position work. Personally, I ended up playing the Advance myself as I like the position and I feel like I have a good feeling for the position. I gave up the french with Black because of the lack of variety due to players of all levels go for the exchange and I don't feel like playing these positions a gazillion times. The advance is perfect for both sides as it exactly symbolizes the spirit of the french defense where both sides have their pros and cons so that an interesting struggle arises from such positions.
Because amateur players like me aren't skilled in all areas of the game each opening is viable if you are willing to improve your play and are serious about learning from your mistakes.

Aleluja !!
Thanks for your clearvision :D

@gpa150chess said in #22: > I think people don't read your blog properly. You specifically mention that it is a bad choice for TOP players. A skilled player will be able to make the most out of White's position, keep up the pressure for a long time finding interesting attacking ideas and calculated accurately to make everything work. > Amateur players aren't like that. For me who has played both sides in OTB games I can say that players often fail to play dynamically enough to make their position work. Personally, I ended up playing the Advance myself as I like the position and I feel like I have a good feeling for the position. I gave up the french with Black because of the lack of variety due to players of all levels go for the exchange and I don't feel like playing these positions a gazillion times. The advance is perfect for both sides as it exactly symbolizes the spirit of the french defense where both sides have their pros and cons so that an interesting struggle arises from such positions. > Because amateur players like me aren't skilled in all areas of the game each opening is viable if you are willing to improve your play and are serious about learning from your mistakes. Aleluja !! Thanks for your clearvision :D

@loristavernier said in #23:

If both players know everything and play perfectly it's a draw after whatsoever number of moves - sure.
But when you prepare or choose an opening you have to find something which gives you simple moves to play while your opponents get a lot of chances to commit mistakes.

That's why this line is so strong, because black gets what they want but it's actually useless.
it isnt called unplayable, this line isnt big, just moves are hard, its not impossible to learn. And when you are using it as main your opponent can prepare too

@loristavernier said in #23: > If both players know everything and play perfectly it's a draw after whatsoever number of moves - sure. > But when you prepare or choose an opening you have to find something which gives you simple moves to play while your opponents get a lot of chances to commit mistakes. > > That's why this line is so strong, because black gets what they want but it's actually useless. it isnt called unplayable, this line isnt big, just moves are hard, its not impossible to learn. And when you are using it as main your opponent can prepare too

@NINDJAxx8 said in #25:

it isnt called unplayable, this line isnt big, just moves are hard, its not impossible to learn. And when you are using it as main your opponent can prepare too

Did you read my blog ?
Look at what I said, it feels like something is wrong in your comment.
Look carefully what I said.

@NINDJAxx8 said in #25: > it isnt called unplayable, this line isnt big, just moves are hard, its not impossible to learn. And when you are using it as main your opponent can prepare too Did you read my blog ? Look at what I said, it feels like something is wrong in your comment. Look carefully what I said.

@loristavernier said in #26:

Did you read my blog ?
Look at what I said, it feels like something is wrong in your comment.
Look carefully what I said.
As you want

@loristavernier said in #26: > Did you read my blog ? > Look at what I said, it feels like something is wrong in your comment. > Look carefully what I said. As you want

Will u also make why caro is unplayable?)

Will u also make why caro is unplayable?)

@NINDJAxx8 said in #27:

As you want
Just play one or two games against each other Im very interested

@NINDJAxx8 said in #27: > As you want Just play one or two games against each other Im very interested

@gpa150chess said in #22:

I think people don't read your blog properly. You specifically mention that it is a bad choice for TOP players. A skilled player will be able to make the most out of White's position, keep up the pressure for a long time finding interesting attacking ideas and calculated accurately to make everything work.
Amateur players aren't like that. For me who has played both sides in OTB games I can say that players often fail to play dynamically enough to make their position work. Personally, I ended up playing the Advance myself as I like the position and I feel like I have a good feeling for the position. I gave up the french with Black because of the lack of variety due to players of all levels go for the exchange and I don't feel like playing these positions a gazillion times. The advance is perfect for both sides as it exactly symbolizes the spirit of the french defense where both sides have their pros and cons so that an interesting struggle arises from such positions.
Because amateur players like me aren't skilled in all areas of the game each opening is viable if you are willing to improve your play and are serious about learning from your mistakes.

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.

@gpa150chess said in #22: > I think people don't read your blog properly. You specifically mention that it is a bad choice for TOP players. A skilled player will be able to make the most out of White's position, keep up the pressure for a long time finding interesting attacking ideas and calculated accurately to make everything work. > Amateur players aren't like that. For me who has played both sides in OTB games I can say that players often fail to play dynamically enough to make their position work. Personally, I ended up playing the Advance myself as I like the position and I feel like I have a good feeling for the position. I gave up the french with Black because of the lack of variety due to players of all levels go for the exchange and I don't feel like playing these positions a gazillion times. The advance is perfect for both sides as it exactly symbolizes the spirit of the french defense where both sides have their pros and cons so that an interesting struggle arises from such positions. > Because amateur players like me aren't skilled in all areas of the game each opening is viable if you are willing to improve your play and are serious about learning from your mistakes. 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.

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