Bologan Viktor. Fit for the French

ChessBase, 2018.Viktor Bologan: Fit For the French - A Review
On this DVD Viktor Bologan offers White a complete repertoire against the French Defense. He divides his material into 22 chapters and recommends 3.Nc3 with the intention to head for the mainlines afterwards as the best way to fight the French. After 3…Nf6 he recommends 4.e5 instead of the alternative 4.Bg5. Against the Winawer 3…Bb4 he advises to play 4.e5 and 5. a3 and to enter the very sharp lines with Qg4. I have been playing the French for years and although the DVD offers a repertoire for White I still found it very interesting.Chapters
1: Introduction, why Bologan prefers 3.Nc3
2: Fort-Knox, 3…dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7
3: Rubinstein, 3…dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7, 6…c5
4: Rubinstein, 3…dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7, 6…Nxe4
5: 3…Nc6
6: 3…Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6.Nf3 Qb6
7: 6…Nc6 7.Be3 Be7/Rb8
8: 6…Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 0-0
9: 6…Nc6 7.Be3 a6 and …b5
10: 6…Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6
11: 6…Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6
12: 6…Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 Bxd4 and the Qb6 endgame
13: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 sidelines like 4…Ne7 and 6…b6
14: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5
15: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Kf8
16: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 Qa5
17: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Qa5
18: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 f5 and other lines
19: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 Nbc6
20: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 Nbc6, and Nce7
21: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7
22: Winawer 3…Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Qc7