Is the French defense now unplayable, since Alphazero clobbered it?
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Rich
On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 3:32:53 PM UTC-4, Rich D wrote:https://www.endoacustica.com/encrypted-phone.php
Is the French defense now unplayable, since Alphazero clobbered it?
--Openings are frequently declared dead, but major systems always come back.
Rich
The King's Indian has been declared unsound twice that I know of, the Alekhine
at least as often, and even the Sicilian was described by Tarrasch as unsound.
Tarrasch's own defense to the QG is often out of favour, declared to be refuted,
but eventually comes back, sometimes even in WC play.
Or as Tartakower put it:
"Any opening is good enough to play, if its reputation is bad enough".
William Hyde
Is the French defense now unplayable, since Alphazero clobbered it?
Openings are frequently declared dead, but major systems always come back.
The King's Indian has been declared unsound twice that I know of, the Alekhine
at least as often, and even the Sicilian was described by Tarrasch as unsound.
Openings are frequently declared dead, but major systems always come back. The King's Indian has been declared unsound twice that I know of, the Alekhine
at least as often,
On June 29, William Hyde wrote:
Is the French defense now unplayable, since Alphazero clobbered it?
Openings are frequently declared dead, but major systems always come back.
The King's Indian has been declared unsound twice that I know of, the AlekhineKarpov slayed Korchnoi's Dragon Sicilian in a championship match,
at least as often, and even the Sicilian was described by Tarrasch as unsound.
the Dragon looked dead.
a way to save that line?
On Monday, July 3, 2023 at 5:03:51 PM UTC-4, Rich D wrote:
On June 29, William Hyde wrote:
Is the French defense now unplayable, since Alphazero clobbered it?
Openings are frequently declared dead, but major systems always come back.
It always does to people who take one particular game as definitive.The King's Indian has been declared unsound twice that I know of, the AlekhineKarpov slayed Korchnoi's Dragon Sicilian in a championship match,
at least as often, and even the Sicilian was described by Tarrasch as unsound.
the Dragon looked dead.
Did anyone find an improvement,
a way to save that line?The Yugoslav attack is not considered a refutation of the dragon. After this game
the Soltis variation (black does not allow h5) became popular.
The dragon continued to be played at top levels after this game.
If I were a professional chess player I would keep an eye out for these "variation x is dead"
pronouncements. Playing x against selected opponents could yield some easy wins.
William Hyde
In addition to his 'this parrot is not dead' post by Bill Hyde, there is also the difficulty of actually performing over the board to deliver the denouement in real time [not from any timeless theoretical space] — but how many people can do thatagainst a live opponent while the clock is ticking? Is that a deviation from his supposed best move, and if I continue my plan, will that make difficulties for me? Is that a trap? This takes the game beyond memorization and into an investigation of the
I even play the KG in correspondence chess — you know, 1.e4 e5, 2. f4 and the joke is white is almost equal! It is interesting howsomever to note a reluctance to play normal black lines even though they can be equalizing, since who knows them as wellas the player who volunteers the gambit initially? Best book line is probably to get in Bc5 as black but white doesn't have to move the Ng1, and can continue other development and if Bxg1 the result after Q-side castling is to throw the kitchen sink at
World Champ candidate Adorjan told me he couldn't remember the refutation of the Traxler, so he would have to work it out OTB :(
That would be the way Black likes it.
That would be the way Black likes it.Adorjan might be able to do it. I'd lose without further ado.
While I like playing the From, I didn't risk it against Mike Oliva, a 1900 player I knew in Texas. A specialist in the Bird, he'd
learned the various From lines to move 20, and had studied the resulting endgames as well. But seeing that he was committed
with f4, I was able to transpose to the Guegenidze system, which neither of us knew.
Before I began to play like a Real Canadian (TM)
I played as black either the French or the Nimzowitsch
in response to 1e4. The French is utterly sound,
:while the Nimzo was frowned upon at the time. After an
easy win with the French against a far stronger player (I did not then know what a hangover was, or that
even 2000+ rated players get them) I went mostly with the French, but eventually I noticed that I
scored better with the Nimzo.
William Hyde
<snippage>From. So I stuck out e5 in response and then d6 and after Bxd6, then g5 [the extent of my 'book'] in a few more moves was winging it. My opponent said that he checked my subsequent moves on computer which hated them [all] though I enjoyed the romp to the
That would be the way Black likes it.Adorjan might be able to do it. I'd lose without further ado.
While I like playing the From, I didn't risk it against Mike Oliva, a 1900 player I knew in Texas. A specialist in the Bird, he'dI can't say I know the geology of the Guegenidze, and in the first historic RGCM corres tourney here organized by Rob Mitchell [second was against the USCF board where I got to play their 2000-rated lawyer <grin>] someone from Seattle[?] played the
learned the various From lines to move 20, and had studied the resulting endgames as well. But seeing that he was committed
with f4, I was able to transpose to the Guegenidze system, which neither of us knew.
Before I began to play like a Real Canadian (TM)RC{™} ? RCMP at least gets a uniform, a heated truck and a decent hat.
I played as black either the French or the NimzowitschI desist from any froggy puns, largely from an absense of wit caused by you people up there seeming to be having a regional barbecue, meanwhile we got the bad-air alert again, and also in Portugal they can smell you. Nothing personal.
in response to 1e4. The French is utterly sound,
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