The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous grandmasters such as Vishy Anand and the joung Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black obtains a substantial foothold in the centre, and a structure that is incredibly difficult to break down. In this user-friendly book, International Master Byron Jacobs revisits the basic principles behind the French Defence and all of its variations. Throughout the reader is helped along by a wealth of notes, tips, warnings and exercises. This book is ideal for the improving player.
Content:
006 Bibliography
007 Introduction
009 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4: Winawer Variation
009 1 The Winawer with Qg4
027 2 The Winawer: Positional Main Lines
048 3 The Winawer: Other Lines
062 3 Nc3 Nf6: Classical Variation
062 4 4 e5: Modern Variation
074 5 4 Bg5 dxe4: The Burn Variation
088 6 4 Bg5 Others: Classical and McCutcheon
108 3 Nd2: Tarrasch Variation
108 7 The Tarrasch with 3...Nf6
120 8 The Tarrasch with 3...c5
134 9 The Tarrasch: Others
134 Others
142 10 The Advance Variation
157 11 The Rubinstein Variation and Others
173 Index of Variations
175 Index of Complete Games
- Explanations to key ideas throughout
- Written is an easy-to-learn format
- All the important variations are covered
Content:
006 Bibliography
007 Introduction
009 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4: Winawer Variation
009 1 The Winawer with Qg4
027 2 The Winawer: Positional Main Lines
048 3 The Winawer: Other Lines
062 3 Nc3 Nf6: Classical Variation
062 4 4 e5: Modern Variation
074 5 4 Bg5 dxe4: The Burn Variation
088 6 4 Bg5 Others: Classical and McCutcheon
108 3 Nd2: Tarrasch Variation
108 7 The Tarrasch with 3...Nf6
120 8 The Tarrasch with 3...c5
134 9 The Tarrasch: Others
134 Others
142 10 The Advance Variation
157 11 The Rubinstein Variation and Others
173 Index of Variations
175 Index of Complete Games