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2 Trounce the French Phil worlds
Compiled by fredthebear
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Compiled by schnarre, re-arranged by Fredthebear.

"Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Pawns are the soul of the game." ― François-André Danican Philidor

"The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move. A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves illusory, and vice versa, a move which does not come at all in the category of freeing moves can, given a surplus of tempi to our credit, lead to a very free game." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance: some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase." ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." ― Douglas MacArthur

* Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French

* Alekhine's French Def: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* A few KIAs: Game Collection: Opening Ideas

* Advance French: Game Collection: Attacking with the French

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES

* French Tarrasch 3...c5 for White: Game Collection: French Tarrasch 3. ... c5 White

* Ideas: Game Collection: Ideas In The French Defense

* The are exceptions: https://academicchess.com/worksheet...

Snow White & the Huntsman by Evan Daugherty

"Who will you be when faced with the end?
The end of a kingdom,
The end of good men,
Will you run?
Will you hide?
Or will you hunt down evil with a venomous pride?

Rise to the ashes,
Rise to the winter sky,
Rise to the calling,
Make heard the battle cry.
Let it scream from the mountains
From the forest to the chapel,
Because death is a hungry mouth
And you are the apple.

So who will you be when faced with the end?
When the vultures are circling
And the shadows descend
Will you cower?
Or will you fight?
Is your heart made of glass?
Or a pure Snow White?"
― Lily Blake, Snow White & the Huntsman

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, "A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances." This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square.

Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, "Bishops and rooks complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen." Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, "The queen and knight are able to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop."

When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, "I think it's true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops."

He continues, "Of course, I'm not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

Perpetual check feels like nothing else in a dead lost position.

"There just isn't enough televised Chess." — David Letterman

"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt

"Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the Master of Chess." — Siegbert Tarrasch

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer

"Someday, somewhere – anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life." ― Pablo Neruda

"Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people." ― Elizabeth Green

"Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will." ― Cheryl Strayed

"Never chase love, affection, or attention. If it isn't given freely by another person, it isn't worth having." ― Unknown

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

"Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable." ― Hikaru Nakamura.

"If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out." ― Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac

"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways." ― Vladimir Kramnik

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal." — Criss Jami

"In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." — Max De Pree

WTHarvey: There once was a website named WTHarvey, Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today. There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named wtharvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

"Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Pawns are the soul of the game." ― François-André Danican Philidor

"The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move. A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves illusory, and vice versa, a move which does not come at all in the category of freeing moves can, given a surplus of tempi to our credit, lead to a very free game." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance: some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase." ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." ― General Douglas MacArthur

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

C00 1-0 33
Bird vs G W Medley, 1849 
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

An older reply...
J Mieses vs Lipke, 1894 
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 34
Staunton vs E Williams, 1851 
(C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 28
Howard Staunton / NN vs J Loewenthal / J Cunningham, 1856 
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 11
R Brien vs S Boden, 1851 
(C01) French, Exchange, 11 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 40
Bird vs R Brien, 1858 
(C01) French, Exchange, 40 moves, 1-0

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

C01 1-0 32
J Mieses vs Harmonist, 1889 
(C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 16
J Mieses vs Lilienthal, 1930 
(C01) French, Exchange, 16 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 27
J Mieses vs E Straat, 1923 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 33
Harrwitz vs Horwitz, 1849 
(C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0

2. Qe2 Blues...
Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1893 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 11
B Wall vs H Murtaugh, 1971 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 9
B Wall vs A Brown, 1972 
(C02) French, Advance, 9 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 11
B Wall vs Claus, 1974 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 18
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C02) French, Advance, 18 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 26
Suttles vs F Grgurich, 1971 
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 28
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 11
B Zavodnik vs B Karg, 1982 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0

C03 1-0 10
B Wall vs J Vitlacil, 1989 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 1-0

From "Punny Games the sequal"
J A Fred vs K Skold, 1951 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

C09 1-0 31
Levenfish vs M Yudovich Sr., 1933 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 12
B Wall vs W Wall, 1969 
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 8
B Wall vs J Lippert, 1980 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 32
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866 
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0

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

C10 1-0 24
Spielmann vs R L'hermet, 1927 
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 23
Steinitz vs H Czarnowski, 1867 
(C10) French, 23 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 29
Mackenzie vs G Reichhelm, 1867 
(C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 32
Schiffers vs Blackburne, 1895  
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0

An Early Handling of the Rubinstein..
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Rotlewi, 1911 
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 17
Saemisch vs J Mieses, 1925 
(C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 31
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916 
(C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0

A Classic By Tarrasch
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 36
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916 
(C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 15
Koltanowski vs D Folkner, 1960 
(C10) French, 15 moves, 1-0

Short & sweet!
K Blom vs Niels Jensen, 1934 
(C10) French, 9 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 31
Paulsen vs Kolisch, 1861 
(C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0

Saemisch's "Immortal"
Saemisch vs F Herzog, 1924 
(C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0

C11 1-0 22
Mackenzie vs J Mason, 1878 
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0

C11 1-0 37
J Mieses vs W John, 1917 
(C11) French, 37 moves, 1-0

Queen Chasing...
Bogoljubov vs A Hakansson, 1920 
(C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0

C12 1-0 53
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1916 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 53 moves, 1-0

The 5-Queens game.
Alekhine vs NN, 1915 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0

C12 1-0 33
J Mieses vs L Prokes, 1907 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 33 moves, 1-0

C13 1-0 21
K Spraggett vs R Bedard, 1972 
(C13) French, 21 moves, 1-0

A Classic by a Classic Master!
Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894  
(C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0

C13 1-0 27
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919 
(C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Vistaneckis (Nimzowitsch) Var (C13) 1-0%
Lasker vs E Delmar, 1893 
(C13) French, 31 moves, 1-0

C15 1-0 11
B Wall vs F Aparasi, 1973 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

C16 1-0 21
Adorjan vs I Farago, 1968 
(C16) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1-0

Salted wounds by the Sacrificial Master.
Tal vs Salnikov, 1970 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 1-0

C16 1-0 34
Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1927 
(C16) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

C17 1-0 16
Koltanowski vs M Saura, 1936 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 16 moves, 1-0

C18 1-0 29
Spassky vs R Fuchs, 1958 
(C18) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0

A07 1-0 36
Suttles vs W Pietzsch, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

2. Qe2 (take 2)
Kasparov vs P Albalate, 1997 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

C00 1-0 18
Kosteniuk vs C P Gouw, 2000 
(C00) French Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

C00 1-0 35
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs V Nenarokov, 1924 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

French "winged"
O Salmensuu vs T E Wiley, 2000 
(C00) French Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Two Knights in Tandem..
N Kosintseva vs B Zawadzka, 2001 
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 39
Lagno vs D Tarleva, 2000
(C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 48
J Mieses vs Von Gottschall, 1904 
(C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 1-0

Simplifying through exchanges (w/ the Exchange)
Lagno vs T Abrahamyan, 1998
(C01) French, Exchange, 47 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 37
Topalov vs Bareev, 1997 
(C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 40
D E Rumens vs J Horner, 1978 
(C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 1-0

Patience is rewarded with beautiful play.
Nakamura vs T Hillarp Persson, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 100 moves, 1-0

Fritzing the Fritz...
Dzindzichashvili vs Fritz, 1991 
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0

Queenside Ruckus
G A Kosanovic vs D Boskovic, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 36 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 32
I Efimov vs Barsov, 1990
(C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0

C02 1-0 38
D Rosenthal vs Barsov, 1991
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 1-0

C03 1-0 41
Adorjan vs T Krabbe, 1971 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

C03 1-0 30
N Bojkovic vs S Matveeva, 2004
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0

Go Canucks...
R Golts vs D Southam, 2004 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

C04 1-0 19
D Donchev vs Topalov, 1989 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 19 moves, 1-0

C04 1-0 25
Topalov vs M Drasko, 1991 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 25 moves, 1-0

C04 1-0 31
E Liss vs Topalov, 1990 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 31 moves, 1-0

C05 1-0 35
Ponomariov vs Chukhry, 1995 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch of Nimble Knights
Korneev vs M Garcia Iturriaga, 2001 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch a la Steinitz...
Serper vs Barsov, 1988 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

C07 1-0 22
Yurtaev vs L Golovin, 1989 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

Bishops Rock!
E Kovalevskaya vs Lagno, 2004
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0

C07 1-0 24
Kasparov vs Short, 2001 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Stockfish notes
A Matanovic vs Korchnoi, 1968 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 66 moves, 0-1

C10 1-0 30
F Hellers vs Andersson, 1993 
(C10) French, 30 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 30
I J Markovic vs Topalov, 1989 
(C10) French, 30 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 17
Svidler vs Bareev, 2004 
(C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0

Simplifying through exchanges.
Ponomariov vs Bareev, 2003
(C10) French, 38 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 38
Kasparov vs Ponomariov, 2002 
(C10) French, 38 moves, 1-0

C11 1-0 38
S Polgar vs M Furlan, 1994 
(C11) French, 38 moves, 1-0

C11 1-0 33
Polgar vs Short, 1994 
(C11) French, 33 moves, 1-0

C11 1-0 24
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003 
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

C11 1-0 27
Topalov vs Bareev, 2002 
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Burn Main Line (C11) 1-0 Ground Chuk
Ponomariov vs Ivanchuk, 2002 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

C11 1-0 41
Mamedyarov vs R Mamedov, 2001 
(C11) French, 41 moves, 1-0

C12 1-0 33
P Kazakov vs Dmitry Kharkovsky, 2001 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 33 moves, 1-0

C12 1-0 71
T Kosintseva vs T T Hoang, 2004 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 71 moves, 1-0

C15 1-0 40
J Mieses vs V Marin y Llovet, 1927
(C15) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 1-0

C18 1-0 38
Topalov vs A Pomata, 1992 
(C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Var General (C18) 1-0 h-file
Ponomariov vs S Noppes, 2002 
(C18) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1-0

Textbook Winawer...
Kasimdzhanov vs A Komora, 1993 
(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0

Sacs & scrapping...
T Ernst vs F Titzhoff, 1994 
(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0

C19 1-0 41
L Pliester vs S Polgar, 1985 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0

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