tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823304033239219138.post5616713749527440118..comments2023-09-27T12:48:38.843+02:00Comments on Blackmar Diemer Gambit: Does this look like a Frenchman ?Guido De Bouverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10309027772237770888noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823304033239219138.post-41790558688240084162013-02-20T18:53:10.821+01:002013-02-20T18:53:10.821+01:00I disagree with the comment of Anonymous. The posi...I disagree with the comment of Anonymous. The position occuring after the Paleface is much better for white as c3 can be played to defend the d4 pawn after black's thematic c5. In the French, the knight on c3 prohibits this, so black as able to destroy white centre more easily.Guido De Bouverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309027772237770888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823304033239219138.post-52711436741559560162013-02-20T15:20:31.527+01:002013-02-20T15:20:31.527+01:00To me, in the Steinitz variation of the French, th...To me, in the Steinitz variation of the French, the black knight is also on d7, but white knight is already on c3. <br /><br />So to me, white is just a tempo down against the Steinitz in the french so I am not convinced. <br />What worries me even more is that a lot of players are starting to play this against the paleface, at least that is my experience and I really hate the French (one of the reasons I started to play 1. d4).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com