While I might not be the strongest player I pride myself in having an somewhat original repertoire and a creative way of approaching the game with my beloved sacrifices. I go and play 1 game play my favourite french defense, hoping for a complex battle in either the Classical, Maccutcheon, Tarrasch or advance. Then I see them play exd5 and this makes me really sad. This simplistic almost ape-like move is STILL played by players rated 2000. Last time I checked - exchange french is played commonly at the 600 level not at 2000. Sorry for the rant, but I DESPISE people who do this.
If you don't like your opponent's move, then they've done something right. It's like London haters who hate the opening because they don't like playing against it. If you really hate the Exchange French that much, then maybe you should stop playing the French.
Also, the Exchange variation is played at all levels. Filter the Lichess database to 2000 and above, and you'll find that the Exchange variation is played 24% of the time (or 26% if you filter to only rapid, or 28% if you filter to only 2000 rapid).
Also, the Exchange variation is played at all levels. Filter the Lichess database to 2000 and above, and you'll find that the Exchange variation is played 24% of the time (or 26% if you filter to only rapid, or 28% if you filter to only 2000 rapid).
Now we ALL know what to play vs u ! ... exd5 Stockfish just LOVES btw & MANY very very strong players Play it now @TheJeromeGambit Sometimes with an early c4
@TheJeromeGambit said in #1:
> While I might not be the strongest player I pride myself in having an somewhat original repertoire and a creative way of approaching the game with my beloved sacrifices. I go and play 1 game play my favourite french defense, hoping for a complex battle in either the Classical, Maccutcheon, Tarrasch or advance. Then I see them play exd5 and this makes me really sad. This simplistic almost ape-like move is STILL played by players rated 2000. Last time I checked - exchange french is played commonly at the 600 level not at 2000. Sorry for the rant, but I DESPISE people who do this.
Don’t get bitter, get better. Words to live by there courtesy of that handsome Patzer83.
> While I might not be the strongest player I pride myself in having an somewhat original repertoire and a creative way of approaching the game with my beloved sacrifices. I go and play 1 game play my favourite french defense, hoping for a complex battle in either the Classical, Maccutcheon, Tarrasch or advance. Then I see them play exd5 and this makes me really sad. This simplistic almost ape-like move is STILL played by players rated 2000. Last time I checked - exchange french is played commonly at the 600 level not at 2000. Sorry for the rant, but I DESPISE people who do this.
Don’t get bitter, get better. Words to live by there courtesy of that handsome Patzer83.
@TheJeromeGambit said in #1:
> While I might not be the strongest player I pride myself in having an somewhat original repertoire and a creative way of approaching the game with my beloved sacrifices. I go and play 1 game play my favourite french defense, hoping for a complex battle in either the Classical, Maccutcheon, Tarrasch or advance. Then I see them play exd5 and this makes me really sad.
HOW DARE THEY! exd5 is a very drawish line, and coward White players play the exchange while there are much better option to annihilate Black: Qe2, the Milner-Barry gambit, the Schlecter variation, the Wing gambit if you want. But the exchange, it's so boring!
Unfortunately, as #2 said, if you want people to stop playing an opening, you need to stop playing the origin that leads to the hated line. Consider changing your French defense to something more direct.
> While I might not be the strongest player I pride myself in having an somewhat original repertoire and a creative way of approaching the game with my beloved sacrifices. I go and play 1 game play my favourite french defense, hoping for a complex battle in either the Classical, Maccutcheon, Tarrasch or advance. Then I see them play exd5 and this makes me really sad.
HOW DARE THEY! exd5 is a very drawish line, and coward White players play the exchange while there are much better option to annihilate Black: Qe2, the Milner-Barry gambit, the Schlecter variation, the Wing gambit if you want. But the exchange, it's so boring!
Unfortunately, as #2 said, if you want people to stop playing an opening, you need to stop playing the origin that leads to the hated line. Consider changing your French defense to something more direct.
I do play other stuff of course but french is my fav
Players like u very rare
Because people are poor ! the whole system has catastrophically failed ! there is no money to buy creativity over the counter !
You could try to find creativity in yourself by meeting 3.exd5 in an original and unorthodox way. If you find the variation "simplistic" and "ape-like" then perhaps you are failing to discover the many ways Black has of avoiding symmetry and quick exchanges but imposing your own agenda on the opening.
I play the French as Black too, and it was already my favourite defence to 1.e4 way back in 1981 when I took chess up seriously. I have always regarded 3.exd5 as a legitimate way for White to sidestep typical French setups and choose a more open game. I don't believe it shows any particular lack of creativity.
I play the French as Black too, and it was already my favourite defence to 1.e4 way back in 1981 when I took chess up seriously. I have always regarded 3.exd5 as a legitimate way for White to sidestep typical French setups and choose a more open game. I don't believe it shows any particular lack of creativity.
@TheJeromeGambit:
> complains that White players playing the Exchange French lack creativity
> proceeds to list favourite theoretical variations that have been analysed up to move 20-30
I think the words you were looking here were "fighting spirit". Certainly not "creativity". There's nothing "creative" about following a memorised line up to the late middlegame. Said by someone who plays the Advance against the French and has at least 12-15 moves memorised in the most common lines. I wouldn't say I'm "creative" while following them.
> complains that White players playing the Exchange French lack creativity
> proceeds to list favourite theoretical variations that have been analysed up to move 20-30
I think the words you were looking here were "fighting spirit". Certainly not "creativity". There's nothing "creative" about following a memorised line up to the late middlegame. Said by someone who plays the Advance against the French and has at least 12-15 moves memorised in the most common lines. I wouldn't say I'm "creative" while following them.
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