Annotated by dmaestro (1647): Nice opening trap in the French. So far a book line, with a slight edge for White because Black has ceded the center to some extent. Black needs to get the Bishop out, but has to be very careful of tactics. A strong response. If Black takes the N, White controls e5. ?? This natural looking move loses outright. Black has fallen into a subtle opening trap. So how does White win? Nxf7! …
Annotated by madcapsb (1802): This game is from a Mini tournament, I do not typically "choose" to play the French Defence. Playing as white I do encounter it enough to know that I want to play for black having an isolated pawn on d5. Let's see what breaks first. Opening possition from the tourney. Tarrasch He might not play a typical line like: 3...Nf6 4.e5, Nf-d7... (or 3...c5 4.Ng-f3,a6...), but it could transpose.…
