tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post2804853963575811105..comments2023-08-06T03:01:26.305-05:00Comments on Chicago Chess Blog: The French Defense was Fischer's bête noire, tooBill Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post-53345149895669202092010-08-24T16:35:17.689-05:002010-08-24T16:35:17.689-05:00Even the Chess God Paul Morphy couldn't find a...Even the Chess God Paul Morphy couldn't find anything better against the French than the Exchange Variation. http://tinyurl.com/2axzuzo Fortunately for him, he was so far above the rest of the world that it was actually an effective weapon for him. It surprises me that the French wasn't played more in the 19th century, since theory has considered it sound since its inception. I think players thought it a bit unmanly not to play 1...e5.Frederick Rhinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728232939607408071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post-8133522131933618412010-08-24T16:24:52.841-05:002010-08-24T16:24:52.841-05:00The French has been annoying 1.e4 players since th...The French has been annoying 1.e4 players since the Paris Chess Club used it to crack off the London Chess Club in 1836.Frederick Rhinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728232939607408071noreply@blogger.com