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French Disasters
Compiled by cappanegra
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Games when a mistake by the black team leads to a fast disaster.

7 moves (bispo)
H van Steenis vs T Wechsler, 1947 
(C01) French, Exchange, 7 moves, 1-0

11 moves (bispo)
Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

13 moves (bispo)
Capablanca vs F C Hoffman, 1922 
(C15) French, Winawer, 13 moves, 1-0

10 moves (bispo)
Spielmann vs T Gruber, 1923 
(C15) French, Winawer, 10 moves, 1-0

13 moves (bispo)
H Steiner vs L W Stephens, 1941 
(C15) French, Winawer, 13 moves, 1-0

15 moves (bispo)
V Liberzon vs Petrosian, 1964 
(C18) French, Winawer, 15 moves, 1-0

13 moves (cavalo)
Pillsbury vs Chaseray, 1902 
(C13) French, 13 moves, 1-0

15 moves (cavalo)
Capablanca vs Kostic, 1919 
(C11) French, 15 moves, 1-0

15 moves (cavalo)
E Steiner vs D Przepiorka, 1924 
(C14) French, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

13 moves (cavalo)
J Gallagher vs Korchnoi, 2006 
(C11) French, 14 moves, 1-0

12 moves (cavalo)
E Canal vs A Staehelin, 1952
(C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0

12 moves (cavalo)
Bogoljubov vs NN, 1952 
(C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0

12 moves
O Bernstein vs NN, 1927 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 1-0

8 moves
A Durao vs S Horta, 1954 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

12 moves
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C01) French, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0

12 moves
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866 
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0

12 moves
Tal vs Vaganian, 1973 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 12 moves, 1-0

11 moves
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2014 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 11 moves, 1-0

6 moves (5 years old mistake)
W Ivanov vs P Martynov, 1973 
(C10) French, 6 moves, 1-0

12 moves
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
(A43) Old Benoni, 12 moves, 1-0

14 moves (REVANCHE)
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1850 
(C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1

13 moves (REVANCHE)
Von Gottschall vs Blackburne, 1885 
(C14) French, Classical, 13 moves, 0-1

9 moves (REVANCHE)
Dake vs F R DiPaula, 1935 
(C15) French, Winawer, 9 moves, 0-1

14 moves (REVANCHE)
S Tatai vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(C01) French, Exchange, 14 moves, 0-1

59 moves (solid / normal GM game - french wins)
Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1946 
(C18) French, Winawer, 59 moves, 0-1

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