Moskalenko Viktor. The Fully-Fledged French: Fresh Strategies and Resources for Dynamic Chess Players

New In Chess, 2021. — 715 p.
ISBN: 978-90-5691-939-9Viktor Moskalenko’s bestselling books The Flexible French (2008) and The Even More Flexible French (2015) were hailed by reviewers from all over the world as eye-opening, full of new ideas, easy to read, sparkling, and inspirational.Time has not stood still, and the popular French Defence has seen a lot of new developments, not in the last place thanks to Moskalenko’s books. The Ukrainian grandmaster himself has kept playing and researching his beloved chess opening and decided to write a new book with countless improvements, alternatives, new ideas, and fresh weapons that will delight and surprise the reader.As always, Moskalenko’s analysis is high-level, yet his touch is light and fresh. In his own inimitable style, he whets the reader’s appetite and shares his love for the French with gusto. The wealth of original and dynamic options in every mainline proves that the French continue to be a highly intriguing defense that is very much alive.The Fully-Fledged French is a typical Moskalenko book: practical, accessible, original, entertaining, and inspiring.