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Originally posted by tmetzler
Bedlam certainly seems to do well with it.

Game, Result, White, Black
Game 2019303,W Bedlam alexstclaire
Game 2090920,W Bedlam Amaurote
Game 2130521,W Bedlam rsand2
Game 2216316,W Bedlam Redmike
Game 2216319,W Bedlam zebano

As a relatively new French player, I wouldn't mind some suggestions on combating this line. S ...[text shortened]... 1. e4 e6 2. b3 [b]b6
3. Bb2 Bb7 Great book, btw; thanks for the recommendation Zebano![/b]
Yuk. I'd rather not remember that game. the b6 setup has served well against the kings indian attack as well (Game 2504024). I'll have to try it next time someone plays a Reit' against me.

So many people in the clan quote that book that I finally went out and bought it. It just happened to be just as the 2nd round of my USCF corr tournament started 😀 More than anything else though, I appreciate the expanded repitoire against the exchange.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
I posted what I consider the best anti-french earlier, the Reti Gambit.

1.e4 e6
2.b3 d5
3.Bb2!?

White often gets the pawn back if black accepts, and in any case will get a raging attack by means of g4 and O-O-O.

Very little theory, and I doubt French players know what to do against it.
Thanks (I didn't have a chance to read the whole thread). Thanks to tmetzler as well.

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Originally posted by jonzzzz
I say against the french it is A GOOD TIME FOR A GAMBIT e4 e6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 Nf3 Qb3 Bd3 cxd4 cxd4 Bd7 o-o Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Nc3 and you know what they say pawn for position.
Your anti-French line is called the Milner-Barry Gambit.

I'm looking forward to trying the Alapin Variation: 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Be3 de. White's plan is to continue with Nc3 and f3.

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I perfer the Caro-Kann over the French. The French isn't bad though; I used to play it. I just perfer the CK because you don't have the bad white squared bishop problem.

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Originally posted by Falco Lombardi
I perfer the Caro-Kann over the French. The French isn't bad though; I used to play it. I just perfer the CK because you don't have the bad white squared bishop problem.
I've been playing the Caro-Kann off and on for almost twenty years and have scored well with it.

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Originally posted by gaychessplayer
I've been playing the Caro-Kann off and on for almost twenty years and have scored well with it.
It's such a boring opening, but recently I've had fun playing against the Caro-Kann by using the Advanced Caro-Kann.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
It's such a boring opening, but recently I've had fun playing against the Caro-Kann by using the Advanced Caro-Kann.
I hate the Advance Variation.

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