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General Chess Discussion - French defense: Paulsen variation (as white)#10

Man, i'm telling you, you could play even against an unrated player in CLASSICAL, yet still draw because the exchange variation, as far as i know, is an effortless opening played by a lot of people. @…


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General Chess Discussion - French defense: Paulsen variation (as white)#8

@KingHitMan said in #7: > Try www.chesspractice.com Does it cost anything? How does it work? Thanks for the reply!


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General Chess Discussion - French defense: Paulsen variation (as white)#6

@tpr said in #5: > Gukesh played it in his world championship match to win as white, not to draw. Yea but he still drew, it's statistical: according to the lichess book, almost 60% of the masters' gam…


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General Chess Discussion - French defense: Paulsen variation (as white)#4

The exchange variation is good for tournaments when playing against stronger opponents because it's very drawish. However, I, as a growing player, need an opening to play against players of my level a…


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General Chess Discussion - French defense: Paulsen variation (as white)#2

anyone there?


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General Chess Discussion - French defense: Paulsen variation (as white)#1

As white, i've been suggested to play the Paulsen variation against the french defense (1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3) since i used to play the exchange variation (and it's no good for tournaments). On the…


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General Chess Discussion - What Should I Play against with the e6 French?#2

exchange variation is very draw-ish, so it's suggested to play it only against stronger opponents. If you are a very positional player, the advanced variation is the right opening for you. One questio…


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General Chess Discussion - I don't find chess fun anymore#5

Start playing OTB chess or else take a long break


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General Chess Discussion - Cool / not cool#2

Is that a statement or are you asking for an opinion?


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General Chess Discussion - How to be a good chess player?#2

depends on the part of the game you want to improve at


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