French Defense

Originally posted by MerchantParkPro
Backed down like the pathetic coward you are. So predictable! Even after I was willing to play at YOUR suggested site! This is hillarious how retarded you are!

Originally posted by MerchantParkPro
I prefer 8 hour games, but only OTB where idiots like you and your boyfriend bedlam can't cheat. If it's got to be online it's got to be at a time control where you can't cheat. A strong player would have no problem playing bullet chess.

Originally posted by Turfmoor
Bedlam isn't wormwood's boyfriend, I wish he was mine - stop being so gay

😉

He seems to have sodded off...well you know where you can find me. In the mean time find a laxative might make you less tense.

I don;t know about Short v Fischer, what happened, did Nigel try to flirt with him?
🙂

Maybe MerchantParkPro thought that "I'm Naked Jammy Tart" was Cockney rhyming slang reverbing off the Welsh valleys...

I'm looking forward to seeing these games, but I was hoping for something with a bit of theoretical depth to teach the rest of us novices the respective merits of these approaches, and bullet isn't likely to produce that. The cheat police on here are all the insurance anyone needs anyway.

Originally posted by Turfmoor
I don;t know about Short v Fischer, what happened, did Nigel try to flirt with him?
🙂

Originally posted by Amaurote
Maybe MerchantParkPro thought that "I'm Naked Jammy Tart" was Cockney rhyming slang reverbing off the Welsh valleys...

I'm looking forward to seeing these games, but I was hoping for something with a bit of theoretical depth to teach the rest of us novices the respective merits of these approaches, and bullet isn't likely to produce that. The cheat police on here are all the insurance anyone needs anyway.

Originally posted by MerchantParkPro
I simply stated a true fact. You've made it 100% clear that you're a know nothing patzer who doesn't understand chess, or anything else.

It is about fitting your playing style. I have always had some difficulty playing against the french defense. I probably did spend 5 to 10 times more study hours on the 3.Nc3 variations than on all other variations together. Why? Because like many players I felt that they looked so much more (attr)active, and so many beautiful attacking games were played by top GM's with it. But still ... my personal results were consistently better with the Tarrash. So, Tarrash I played. And as a bonus, the 3. Nc3 dxe4 part of the study time was well worth the investment.

I just noticed MerchantParkPro doesnt have a star now *cries* I will miss his superior debating style not to mention GM level chess insights....🙁🙁🙁

I think this is the part of the show where he blasts off from the side of his exploding HQ in some kind of turbo-charged blimp, laughing hysterically, stroking his cat and shouting, "I'll get you next time, Gadget."

Originally posted by David Tebb
I agree that there are lots of other factors involved besides the raw statistics. In the first part of my post I gave my opinion that the moves 3.Nc3, 3.Nd2 and 3.e5 are equally strong. That's my subjective impression based on my own experiences playing all 3 moves in countless games over many years and from other player's games that I've seen (eg. in boo ...[text shortened]... they are comfortable with. I was just trying to bring some objectivity into the discussion.

Originally posted by Northern Lad
Dave's right of course. It really is a question of style and understanding. Basically if you feel comfortable about the type of position you reach and have a good understanding of it, you're likely to do well, both here and OTB. You have to approach raw database statistics with a certain amount of scepticism. It all depends on when the games were played s, but I'm sure that players who understand positions better than others generally prevail!