French Defense: Exchange Variation

This lecture was recorded and originally posted on May 24, 2021, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta (CCSCATL) in Roswell, Georgia.

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[peterflom]

I like these short opening videos that get into the logic of positions

[dougbrwn]

I liked this video as a good quick summary of a position I don't aim to play but may end up in. Also good to know a way to force a 'non boring' game.

[angc]

I play the French quite a bit. I've tended to avoid IQP positions but I guess c5 is a viable move.

[k.k.]

French exchange is really annoying when lower rated players choose to play it almost every time because they don't know the French defense!

[jswilson]

Yasser never facing the Exchange variation is crazy

[ricardods]

the exchange is so boring, whenever i get it as black i just offer a draw cus i dont wanna play a game like this 😪

[SahnigReingeloetet]

„The exchange French is boring“
My brother in christ, you play boring chess

[rankinchess]

There are 10-20m kid videos on the French defense that explain the thematics of the position in so much more digestible detail than this video. Not to resurrect the Finegold-defense army again via this comment, but this is honestly just 7m of blabber and one opinion about the French exchange. Beyond move 3 how does this prepare you in anyway to play this variation much less chess in general?

[rankinchess]

For anyone who already plays the French, that was almost completely void of useful information.