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playing the french defense doesn't make a man out of you. there is nothing wrong playing the position you are most comfortable with and having your own variations as well.
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| playing the french defense doesn't make a man out of you. |
That isn't what I wrote.
My remarks were somewhat tongue-in-cheek but I do believe that the French is a fighting opening that takes a strong temperament to play well. It is a great opening that can teach you a lot about chess.
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This is the verdict I read somewhere else:
1.e4
1...e5 "I am either an amateur or a really, really strong player"
1...c6 "I had bad luck with the French and this is solid enough... I don't take any chances and leave that to my opponent that might over-press"
1...e6 "I just can't play anything else! This is basic, the methods are standard and I don't like fluid pawn structures"
1...c5 "I demand the chance to fight for victory on equal terms! Let's unbalance this from the very start!"
1...Nf6 "I know you know nothing about chess so deal with this!"
1...Nc6 "I just read a book by Nomzowitsch and he used to play that"
1...d6 or 1...g6 "I want to play easy chess..."
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Good job, Alopinto. However, I don't think the Pirc or Modern is easy chess. If those that play them think so, they are kidding themselves. You are right on e5: many stop playing it after they get better and then don't take it up again, if at all, untill they get good. You left out 1...d5.
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1...d5 is not a legal move after 1.e4 
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