Some Q's concerning the French Defence.
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Bobby had trouble against the French Defence. Note W.Uhlmann. I think 7. a4 is wrong. I try others.
1 game against Chris Clegg with Black. He always played it I lost.
1 game against Chris Clegg with Black. He always played it I lost.
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Yes , that was a known weakness of his at that time but regarding the game in 1960 against Ulhmann I think he was okay in the opening, he just got outplayed in the middlegame and endgame.
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The Uhlmann game was uploaded to the relevant obit thread. Well worth a look.
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Has anyone ever played the two knight's variation against the French? Is it worth a peak, there appear to be lines, the sort of which you would expect to see in one of Nimzowitch's games.
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Never played it. Might be ok against the Caro, but you can't expect anything with it against the French.
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Haldane Hack worth a punt. Robin asked how I doing today.
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There's an edit function
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And a delete one (for when people inadvertently duplicate posts, in particular)
Surprising how many don't know all this.
Surprising how many don't know all this.
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Yes suspect you're right there. Seems very much like the sort of thing I used to see in Nimzowitch's games, all very retro.Nick Ivell wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:33 pmNever played it. Might be ok against the Caro, but you can't expect anything with it against the French.