Gufeld Eduard. The Modern French Tarrasch

Cadogan Chess, 1996. — 147 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-103-6.In the Tarrasch Variation of the French Defence 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 c5, the 4 exd5 line has undergone a genuine re-evaluation in the last decade.The following question is now close to being resolved - is Black, obliged to play the position leading to an isolated pawn after 4...exd5, which in the recent past was considered obligatory, or can he avoid this?Indeed, the slow, tedious struggle for a draw, with piece manoeuvring around the isolated d5 pawn, is not to everyone's taste. A different situation arises after 4...Qxd5.