Recently I played this French defense against friend{ I lost }and
I keep getting the feeling I play the opening wrong.8...BxNt right or
wrong ?? 1.e4,e6.2.d4,d5,3.nc3,nf6,4.e5,nd7,5.Bb5,a6,6.Bd3, c5,
7.PxP,BxP,8.f4,Bxn,9.rxb,Qh4+10.Kf1,Qxh2,11.Be3,Nc 6,12.ne2,f5,15.
c3,Qh5,16.Ke1,pb5,17.g4,g6,18.. What is the best line to play?

Thanks

Sorry.1e4,e6 2.d4,d5 3.nc3,nf6 4.e5,nd7 5.Bb5,a6 6.Bd3,c5 7.PxP,BxP
8.f4,BxN 9.rxn,qh4+ 10.kf8,qxh2 11be3,nc6 12.ne2,f5 13.c3,h5 14Ke1,pb5
15.a3,bb7 16.ke2,qf7 17.g4,c6
18.qf1,na5 19.kc2,nc4. best line.

Sorry.1e4,e6 2.d4,d5 3.nc3,nf6 4.e5,nd7 5.Bb5,a6 6.Bd3,c5 7.PxP,BxP
8.f4,BxN 9.rxn,qh4+ 10.kf8,qxh2 11be3,nc6 12.ne2,f5 13.c3,h5 14Ke1,pb5
15.a3,bb7 16.ke2,qf7 17.g4,c6
18.qf1,na5 19.kc2,nc4. best line.

You were black and you lost!!?? White's opening is dross. 5.Bb5 is
dumb...why not 7..nxe5? Either way you should have walked this.

Recently I played this French defense against friend{ I lost }and
I keep getting the feeling I play the opening wrong.8...BxNt right or
wrong ?? 1.e4,e6.2.d4,d5,3.nc3,nf6,4.e5,nd7,5.Bb5,a6,

Try 5...c6 next time.

No, a6 is best. bxd7 is rubbish. You need to play c5 quickly anyway so
why waste time with c6? After bb5? a6 bd3 c5 be3 nc6 you win a pawn. c6
is anti positional.

In article ,
"Ray Gordon" wrote:

Recently I played this French defense against friend{ I lost }and
I keep getting the feeling I play the opening wrong.8...BxNt right or
wrong ?? 1.e4,e6.2.d4,d5,3.nc3,nf6,4.e5,nd7,5.Bb5,a6,

Try 5...c6 next time.

Since Bxd7 seems silly, and Bd3 essentially amounts to giving black the
move ...a6 for free (and it's a move often played in these positions) I
think a6 is a completely legitimate choice of move here.

The real question is whether the pawn grab with Bxf1, Qh4+ & Qxh2 is
worth the pain that results - I think black can wind his way through the
complications but he's basically ruling out kingside castling and
spotting white a big lead in development.

-Ron

Ray Gordon wrote:
Recently I played this French defense against friend{ I lost }and
I keep getting the feeling I play the opening wrong.8...BxNt right or
wrong ?? 1.e4,e6.2.d4,d5,3.nc3,nf6,4.e5,nd7,5.Bb5,a6,

Try 5...c6 next time.

?? What a total patzer.

Ray Gordon wrote:
Recently I played this French defense against friend{ I lost }

yeah well e5 is better than e6 obviously

I believe now that the pawn grab was wrong
because thats how the game played out.
White development was a big factor.The
pawn wasn't worth it. It was a 25minute game and going after a pawn was
wrong.I wasn't developed and my kingside was a
target...