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True 0-0-0 is particularly risky if white didn't commit Nc3 or c3, that's why we try to provoke c3 first with Nc6 Bg4. As for 3...Be7 it is interesting and playable, yet less correct than 3...c5 but i…

@OneoftheTwo I have tried 3...c5 against the Tarrash for a while and got bored of being outplayed by most of my opponents. I wouldn't call those positions boring (The Qxd5 structure is pretty deep and…

@terrortoast said in #17: > Funnily, according to practice and engine the best line is 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.Be2!? which is funny because White wastes a full tempo and still seems to be fine. > Even funnier is …

@loristavernier said in #103: > What you say is false. > The first 5-8 moves are human theorie moves. > > I have been following engine championships for the past 5 years, since I started playing chess…

8...Rc8 9.Nbd2 didn't convinced me. But 9...Rc8 I saw the idea and played it once on lichess. https://lichess.org/3hhJwVpD/black#36 (The end is probably a mousslip, Qd7 is good to hold e6 and prepare …

My study about the Millner Barry from black perspective. I don't think it's that bad but it needs some homework. h.ttps://lichess.org/study/JwrZZRBz (minus the dot) https://lichess.org/study/JwrZZRBz

@squirrel36 said in #89: > The results of the games prove the practicality of the opening. The way the blog is written it seems black lost many games in the french but the french has many other result…

This comment section is about the blog, not the video. Do you have a time video ?

Grischuk: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?page=1&pid=17279&playercomp=black&eco=C00-C19 Morozevich: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?page=5&pid=11719&playercomp=black&eco=C00-C19 Shir…

The french is fine. The fact you should or shouldn't play it depends on your style, taste, time you want to allow to opening preps... It's subjective. Yes black has problems to solve here and there, w…