Description
French defence has been in the spotlight again in recent years. Constantly chess players of all levels are adding it to their repertoire. Among them several top grandmasters. Ian Nepomniachtchi has tried it several times with great success. Fabiano Caruana has also chosen it in several of his games. But also world champion Magnus Carlsen has used it on several occasions!
The author Dmitry Kryakvin within the book presents us with fresh ideas and positions different from the usual ones. He presents and analyses variations and patterns which help the reader to fully understand the French defence. Combined with The Modern French Volume 2, the reader will gain a complete repertoire in French defense!
In the book you will find:
1.e4 e6
Part 1. Various Lines
1 Rare; A) 2.b3; B) 2.c4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 2.Nf3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3 2.Qe2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4 2.d3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5 2.d4 d5 Rare; 3.exd5 exd5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Part 2. Tarrasch Variation 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2
7 3…c5 A) 4.c3; B) 4.dc; C) 4.ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8 3…c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
9 3…Nc6 4.c3 e5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
10 3…Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 A) 6.g3; B) 6.b3; C) 6.c4; D) 6.Bb5. . . 153
11 3…Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.Nb3 a5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
12 3…Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.Bd3 a5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
13 3…Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.c3 f6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
14 3…Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.Be2 f6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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