Publication details not specified. The French Defence has long been known as one of Black's most solid replies to 1.e4, but it was not until Mikhail Botvinnik successfully adopted the defense in the 1930s, and made it his principle reply to 1.e4, that the defense achieved the mark of respectability. Botvinnik's excellent results with the black pieces throughout his long reign...
Publication details not specified. The French Defence has long been known as one of Black's most solid replies to 1.e4, but it was not until Mikhail Botvinnik successfully adopted the. defense in the 1930s, and made it his principle reply to 1.e4, that the defense achieved the mark of respectability. Botvinnik's excellent results with the black pieces throughout his long reign...
Quality Chess, 2013. — 464 p. — ISBN13: 978-1907982361. The French Defense is one of the most solid and strategically rich responses to 1.e4. Many chess opening lines have been analyzed to death by computer, but the French is relatively resistant to this growing trend, as the characteristic blocked pawn centre leads to situations where a player with superior understanding can...
Glasgow: Quality Chess, 2013. — 464 p. — ISBN: 978-1907982361. The French Defense is one of the most solid and strategically rich responses to 1.e4. Many chess opening lines have been analyzed to death by computer, but the French is relatively resistant to this growing trend, as the characteristic blocked pawn centre leads to situations where a player with superior...
Quality Chess, 2013. — 464 p. — ISBN: 978-1-907982-36-1. The French Defence is one of the most solid and strategically rich responses to 1.e4. Many opening lines have been analysed to death by computer, but the French is relatively resistant to this growing trend, as the characteristic blocked pawn centre leads to situations where a player with superior understanding can...
Quality Chess, 2013. — 464 p. — ISBN: 978-1-907982-36-1. The French Defence is one of the most solid and strategically rich responses to 1.e4. Many opening lines have been analyzed to death by computer, but the French are relatively resistant to this growing trend, as the characteristic blocked pawn center leads to situations where a player with superior understanding can...
New In Chess, 2012. - 357 p. Monograph on French Defense. Language: English. For qualified chess players. This book will change your view of one of the most popular chess openings of all time. The Modern French presents the ambitious black player with an innovative and reliable repertoire, based on sound strategy with a sharp sting. In their long practice as chess professionals...
New In Chess, 2012. — 357 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-399-1. Monograph on French Defense. Language: English. For qualified chess players. This book will change your view of one of the most popular chess openings of all time. The Modern French presents the ambitious black player with an innovative and reliable repertoire, based on sound strategy with a sharp sting. In their long...
GM Petar Arnaudov, GM Abhijeet Gupta, GM Ivan Salgado, GM Grigor Grigorov, GM Ioannis Papaioannou, GM Davorin Kuljasevic. — Modern Chess, February 1, 2022. We are happy to invite you to our camp Understand the French Defence. There is hardly another opening in which the positional understanding is so important. When you know the most important structures as well as positional...
GM Petar Arnaudov, GM Abhijeet Gupta, GM Ivan Salgado, GM Grigor Grigorov, GM Ioannis Papaioannou, GM Davorin Kuljasevic. — Modern Chess, February 1, 2022. We are happy to invite you to our camp Understand the French Defence. There is hardly another opening in which the positional understanding is so important. When you know the most important structures as well as positional...
Chessable, Courses, Chess Openings, Jun 24, 2020. Frustrated by the French Defense...no more: Battle-hardened expert shows you how to get a pleasant game and a practical advantage after 1.e4 e6...without drowning in theory! For the busy 1.e4 player, If you'd love to take Black out of his comfort zone...maximize your winning chances... and get sound positions you'd LOVE to play...
Chessable, Courses, Chess Openings, Jun 24, 2020. Frustrated by the French Defense...no more: Battle-hardened expert shows you how to get a pleasant game and a practical advantage after 1.e4 e6...without drowning in theory! For the busy 1.e4 player, If you'd love to take Black out of his comfort zone...maximize your winning chances... and get sound positions you'd LOVE to play...
Quality Chess, 2013. 328 p. ISBN-10: 190798240X, ISBN-13: 978-1907982408. The French Defence is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. Black invites his opponent to gain space in the center, to undermine the enemy's position and launch a counterattack. Although the amount of theory has expanded in recent years, the French often leads to positions where...
Quality Chess, 2014. 304 p. ISBN-10: 1907982426, ISBN-13: 978-1907982422. The French Defense is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. This book covers the most critical variation of the Winawer, which occurs after the opening moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3† 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4. This volume presents three contrasting ways of meeting White’s...
Quality Chess, 2015. 472 p. ISBN-10: 190798285X, ISBN-13: 978-1907982859. The French Defence is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. Grandmaster Repertoire 16: The French Defence, Volume 3 concludes this ambitious three-volume series by offering a comprehensive repertoire against the Advance, Tarrasch, and other alternatives to 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3. Drawing on more...
Quality Chess, 2013. — 316 p. — ISBN: 1907980428. — (Grandmaster Repertoire 14). The debut monograph on the French Defense (for Black) was written by two-time Swedish champion grandmaster Emmanuel Berg. The first part discusses the options that arise after the moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 (except for the main line 7 . Qg4). For highly skilled chess players.
Glasgow, UK: Quality Chess, 2015. — 472 p. — (Grandmaster Repertoire 16). The debut monograph on the French Defense (repertoire for black) was written by two-time Swedish champion grandmaster Emmanuel Berg. In the final, third part, we consider: Nimzowitsch system (advance), incl. Milner-Berry Gambit. Tarrasch system (Kd2). Exchange option. Rare systems and the transition of...
Glasgow, UK: Quality Chess, 2015. — 472 p. — (Grandmaster Repertoire 16). The debut monograph on the French Defense (repertoire for black) was written by two-time Swedish champion grandmaster Emmanuel Berg. In the final, third part, we consider: Nimzowitsch system (advance), incl. Milner-Berry Gambit. Tarrasch system (Kd2). Exchange option. Rare systems and the transition of...
Glasgow, UK: Quality Chess, 2015. — 472 p. — (Grandmaster Repertoire 16). Book in PGN formats. The debut monograph on the French Defense (repertoire for black) was written by two-time Swedish champion grandmaster Emmanuel Berg. In the final, third part, we consider: Nimzowitsch system (advance), incl. Milner-Berry Gambit. Tarrasch system (Kd2). Exchange option. Rare systems and...
Glasgow, UK: Quality Chess, 2015. — 472 p. — (Grandmaster Repertoire 16). The debut monograph on the French Defense (repertoire for black) was written by two-time Swedish champion grandmaster Emmanuel Berg. In the final, third part, we consider: Nimzowitsch system (advance), incl. Milner-Berry Gambit. Tarrasch system (Kd2). Exchange option. Rare systems and the transition of...
ChessBase, 2019. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-712-8. Die Französische Verteidigung gilt auf jedem Niveau - vom Klubspieler bis hin zum Großmeister - als solide (doch nicht ungiftige!) Eröffnung gegen 1.e4. Aber wie findet man als Schwarzer seinen Weg durch den Variantendschungel? Was sind die Ideen und Pläne in den Hauptvarianten, und wie zieht man ungebräuchlichen Abspielen den Zahn?...
ChessBase, 2019. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-712-8. Die Französische Verteidigung gilt auf jedem Niveau - vom Klubspieler bis hin zum Großmeister - als solide (doch nicht ungiftige!) Eröffnung gegen 1.e4. Aber wie findet man als Schwarzer seinen Weg durch den Variantendschungel? Was sind die Ideen und Pläne in den Hauptvarianten, und wie zieht man ungebräuchlichen Abspielen den Zahn?...
ChessBase, 2019. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-713-5. Die Französische Verteidigung gilt auf jedem Niveau - vom Klubspieler bis hin zum Großmeister - als solide (doch nicht ungiftige!) Eröffnung gegen 1.e4. Aber wie findet man als Schwarzer seinen Weg durch den Variantendschungel? Was sind die Ideen und Pläne in den Hauptvarianten, und wie zieht man ungebräuchlichen Abspielen den Zahn?...
ChessBase, 2019. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-713-5. Die Französische Verteidigung gilt auf jedem Niveau - vom Klubspieler bis hin zum Großmeister - als solide (doch nicht ungiftige!) Eröffnung gegen 1.e4. Aber wie findet man als Schwarzer seinen Weg durch den Variantendschungel? Was sind die Ideen und Pläne in den Hauptvarianten, und wie zieht man ungebräuchlichen Abspielen den Zahn?...
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...
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...
Chessbase, 2015. If you play 1.e4 you need a line against the French. Why not try the Korchnoi Gambit 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ngf3!?. Named after one of the greatest French experts of all time it promises entertaining attacking chess against the often positional French. Priyadarshan Banjan took a closer look and enjoyed the fun of gambit play....
Editorial Sopena Argentina, 1954. — 141 p. Relacionada a los juegos semi-abiertos, la Defensa Francesa es una apertura que la mayoría de los jugadores la aman o la aborrecen. En la primera movida (1... e6), la negras le niegan una temprana acción activa a su Alfil en c8 a cambio de una sólida defensa. Botvinnik y Petrosian gustaban de esta apertura.
Editorial Sopena Argentina, 1954. — 141 p. Relacionada a los juegos semi-abiertos, la Defensa Francesa es una apertura que la mayoría de los jugadores la aman o la aborrecen. En la primera movida (1... e6), la negras le niegan una temprana acción activa a su Alfil en c8 a cambio de una sólida defensa. Botvinnik y Petrosian gustaban de esta apertura.
Nottingham: The Chess Player, 1987. — 48 p. — ISBN: 0 906042 70 7. Advance Variation. Tarrasch Variation 3... Kc6. Tarrasch Variation 3... Kf6. Tarrasch Variation 3... c5. Classical Steinitz Variation. Winawer Variation without 4.e5. Winawer Variation 4.e5. Miscellaneous. Series "The theory of openings in the current state." Using examples of 112 games with brief comments...
Nottingham: The Chess Player, 1987. — 48 p. — ISBN: 0 906042 70 7. Advance Variation. Tarrasch Variation 3... Kc6. Tarrasch Variation 3... Kf6. Tarrasch Variation 3... c5. Classical Steinitz Variation. Winawer Variation without 4.e5. Winawer Variation 4.e5. Miscellaneous. Series "The theory of openings in the current state." Using examples of 112 games with brief comments...
Belgrade: Caissa Commerce, 1994. — 80 p. This book has been created to help the readers to master the French defense. Everybody knows that chess theory has been significantly developed so that without endeavor and theoretical preparation, a chess player has almost no chance at any tournament. As many players have no time to read numerous chess books, here we have done it...
Belgrade: Caissa Commerce, 1994. — 80 p. This book has been created to help the readers to master the French defense. Everybody knows that chess theory has been significantly developed so that without endeavor and theoretical preparation, a chess player has almost no chance at any tournament. As many players have no time to read numerous chess books, here we have done it...
London: Gambit Publications, 2008. — 129 p. Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind particular moves, and what specific...
Gambit Publications, 2008. — 129 p. — ISBN: 978-1-904600-95-4. Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind particular...
Gambit Publications, 2008. — 129 p. — ISBN: 978-1-904600-95-4. Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind particular moves,...
Gambit Publications, 2008. — 129 p. — ISBN: 978-1-904600-95-4. Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind particular moves,...
Barcelona: Ediciónes Limitadas Catalan, 1965. — 175 p. La Defensa francesa era conocida en tiempos de Luis de Lucena en el siglo XV, pero no comenzó a ser popular hasta los años 20 del siglo XX, cuando se enriqueció con nuevas ideas estratégicas. No obstante su nombre lo recibió en 1834 en un encuentro entre jugadores parisinos y londinenses, a los que derrotaron gracias a esta...
Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2021. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1949859294. ChessBase file. In the first book ever exclusively devoted to the Exchange French Variation, American grandmaster Alex Fishbein recognizes that the Exchange French is an opening for a player who likes active piece play, fights for the initiative, excels in positions with possibilities on both sides of the board,...
Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2021. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1949859294. PGN file. In the first book ever exclusively devoted to the Exchange French Variation, American grandmaster Alex Fishbein recognizes that the Exchange French is an opening for a player who likes active piece play, fights for the initiative, excels in positions with possibilities on both sides of the board, and...
Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2021. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1949859294. In the first book ever exclusively devoted to the Exchange French Variation, American grandmaster Alex Fishbein recognizes that the Exchange French is an opening for a player who likes active piece play, fights for the initiative, excel in positions with possibilities on both sides of the board, and finds...
Milford: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2021. — 476 p. — ISBN: 978-1949859294. In the first book ever exclusively devoted to the Exchange French Variation, American grandmaster Alex Fishbein recognizes that the Exchange French is an opening for a player who likes active piece play, fights for the initiative, excels in positions with possibilities on both sides of the board, and...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Aug 17, 2020. This is a world-class French Defense repertoire by a decade long top-10 player, super-GM Anish Giri If you'd love to... Reach unbalanced positions versus the king's pawn game Fight for the full point And keep your options open and your risks low Then the French Defense is the opening repertoire you're meant to play! Your chess opening...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Aug 17, 2020. This is a world-class French Defense repertoire by a decade long top-10 player, super-GM Anish Giri If you'd love to... ✔️ Reach unbalanced positions versus the king's pawn game ✔️ Fight for the full point ✔️ And keep your options open and your risks low Then the French Defense is the opening repertoire you're meant to play! Your chess...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Aug 18, 2020. Short & Sweet, our exclusive free series, returns with an ideal starter opening repertoire on the French Defense. The French Defense is known for being favored by uncompromising figures. Legends from the past like Viktor Korchnoi and Mikhail Botvinnik LOVED the French Defense...while devout e4-players like Bobby Fischer suffered against...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Aug 18, 2020. Short & Sweet, our exclusive free series, returns with an ideal starter opening repertoire on the French Defense. The French Defense is known for being favored by uncompromising figures. Legends from the past like Viktor Korchnoi and Mikhail Botvinnik LOVED the French Defense...while devout e4-players like Bobby Fischer suffered against...
New York: RHM PRESS. 1975. -- 322 p. -- ISBN: 9780890580103 R.H.M. Press is proud to present the first volume in our series The R.H.M. Survey of Current Chess Openings. All the books in this series will be written by leading International Grandmasters and the material will be presented in a way that makes the books invaluable to players at all levels. The French Defence has...
New York: RHM PRESS. 1975. -- 322 p. -- ISBN: 9780890580103 R.H.M. Press is proud to present the first volume in our series The R.H.M. Survey of Current Chess Openings. All the books in this series will be written by leading International Grandmasters and the material will be presented in a way that makes the books invaluable to players at all levels. The French Defence has...
Everyman Chess, 2020. In the first in a new series of shorter eBooks, FIDE Master Alexis Harakis provides a complete overview of the underrated and underplayed 3...h6 in the French against both 3.Nd2 and 3.Nc3. This is a pet topic of his and a line he has been flirting with for more than 15 years now. He is also a French expert of more than 30 years with notable victories...
Everyman Chess, 2020. In the first in a new series of shorter eBooks, FIDE Master Alexis Harakis provides a complete overview of the underrated and underplayed 3...h6 in the French against both 3.Nd2 and 3.Nc3. This is a pet topic of his and a line he has been flirting with for more than 15 years now. He is also a French expert of more than 30 years with notable victories...
Chess Digest Inc., 1998. — 264 p. — ISBN: 978-0-87568-295-2. Since the last few reviews, I have received a number of interesting and critical responses. First and foremost, my ill-considered remark that the Cochrane Gambit is 'simply unsound' and capable of refutation aroused the ire of a subculture of Cochrane-Heads (of whose existence I was previously unaware; would that I...
Chess Digest Inc., 1998. — 264 p. — ISBN: 978-0-87568-295-2. Since the last few reviews, I have received a number of interesting and critical responses. First and foremost, my ill-considered remark that the Cochrane Gambit is 'simply unsound' and capable of refutation aroused the ire of a subculture of Cochrane-Heads (of whose existence I was previously unaware; would that I...
London: B.T. Batsford Limited, 1979. — 130 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-2026-X. The book "French MacCutcheon and Advance Lines" deals with two of the most interesting and complicated lines of the French Defence. Te MacCutcheon is an important counter-attacking line that tournament players could reliably adopt as their main weapon against 1.e4. It is a pedigree going back to Marshall,...
Chessable, Chess Openings, May 03, 2019. Would you like some wine with that? This top Indian grandmaster routinely toasts and eats the French Defense for breakfast... and he's giving YOU his winning recipe! "If you ask any French Defense player what's the most difficult and annoying move to face after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5, the immediate answer would be 3.Nc3." - GM Pentala...
Chessable, Chess Openings, May 03, 2019. Would you like some wine with that? This top Indian grandmaster routinely toasts and eats the French Defense for breakfast... and he's giving YOU his winning recipe! "If you ask any French Defense player what's the most difficult and annoying move to face after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5, the immediate answer would be 3.Nc3." - GM Pentala...
Braunschveig: Verlag von Oskar Lobbecke, 1891. — 72 p. Die französische Partie. Auf Grundlage der neuesten Forschungen bearbeitet und mit zahlreichen Musterpartien versehen. Braunschweig, Löbbecke, 1891. 8°. Mit vielen Diagrammen. 72 Seiten. Brauner Halbleinenband. (46) * Linde - N. 1846; Kieler Schachkatalog 4427. Kleine, aber interessante Ausgabe über die französische Partie....
Braunschveig: Verlag von Oskar Lobbecke, 1891. — 72 p. Die französische Partie. Auf Grundlage der neuesten Forschungen bearbeitet und mit zahlreichen Musterpartien versehen. Braunschweig, Löbbecke, 1891. 8°. Mit vielen Diagrammen. 72 Seiten. Brauner Halbleinenband. (46) * Linde - N. 1846; Kieler Schachkatalog 4427. Kleine, aber interessante Ausgabe über die französische Partie....
Nottingham: Chess Player, 1977. - 79. p. - ISBN: 0-906042-00-3. Second Edition. The first book on French defense includes the Nimzovich Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Exchange Variation, Tarrasch Variation, etc. Descriptive notation.
Nottingham: Chess Player, 1977. - 79. p. - ISBN: 0-906042-00-3. Second Edition. The first book on French defense includes the Nimzovich Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Exchange Variation, Tarrasch Variation, etc.. Descriptive notation.
Thinkers Publishing, 2023. — 243 p. ISBN: 9789464201802. For almost two centuries the French Defense has been a universally popular opening. Many authorities have made their contribution to establishing the theory. Thanks to their efforts, players nowadays can easily make a choice between the many and various options, whether peaceful or sharp, whether statically or dynamically...
Madrid: Editorial La Casa del Ajedrez, 2007. - ISBN: 978-84-9354-54-9-9. Un libro ideal para aquellos que quieren entender los fundamentos de la Defensa Francesa, que gusta tanto a jugadores de club, quienes admiran su estructura supersólida, como a miembros de la elite: Anand y Morozevich, entre otros, son partidarios incondicionales de ella. En esta accesible obra, el maestro...
Everyman Chess, 2002. — 176 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-060-0. 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 young Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black obtains a substantial...
Everyman Chess, 2002. — 319 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-060-0. 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 young Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black obtains a substantial...
Everyman Chess, 2002. — 319 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-060-0. 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 young Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black obtains a substantial...
Everyman Chess, 2002. — 319 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-060-0. 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 young Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black obtains a substantial...
Everyman Chess, 2002. — 98 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-229-6. 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 young Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black obtains a substantial foothold...
Everyman Chess, 2002. — 98 p. Everyman Chess, 2002. — 98 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-229-6. 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 young Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black...
ChessPublishing.com, 2007. — 230 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4116-9240-4. Are you one of those e4-players who absolutely hate to face the French Defence? And when it occurs, do you get the feeling that black has all the fun, whether he's pressuring your d-pawn, breaking down your pawn centre, rounding up your a-pawn or boring you to tears with the Rubinstein? - Then the Rti Gambit may be...
ChessPublishing.com, 2007. — 230 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4116-9240-4. Are you one of those e4-players who absolutely hate to face the French Defence? And when it occurs, do you get the feeling that black has all the fun, whether he's pressuring your d-pawn, breaking down your pawn centre, rounding up your a-pawn or boring you to tears with the Rubinstein? - Then the Rti Gambit may be...
Russian Chess House, 2003. — 263 p. — ISBN: 5-94693-004-4. The series "Self-instruction Manual for Chess Openings. Modern Practice" is intended for a wide range of chess lovers (from II category to CMS) and is dedicated to the most popular openings in modern practice. We hope that the books in this series will help readers learn how to play their favorite openings well, while...
Russian Chess House, 2003. — 263 p. — ISBN: 5-94693-004-4. The book is in CBV format. The series "Self-instruction manual for chess openings. Modern practice" is intended for a wide range of chess lovers (from II category to CMS) and is dedicated to the most popular openings in modern practice. We hope that the books in this series will help readers learn how to play their...
ChessBase, April 26, 2022. — ISBN: 978-866818439. The French Defence is one of the most popular openings - from club player to grandmaster. It’s a very solid opening against 1.e4, but leaves room for counterplay and initiative. In this two-volume video course, former world champion and star trainer Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows you the ins and outs of this hugely complex opening....
Würzburg: Verlag Olbrich, 1994. - 119 s. - ISBN: 3-929324-05-9. Eröffnungstheorie - was ist das? Ohne größeres Risiko können wir annehmen, daß wir auf diese Frage von zehn Schachtheoretikern zehn Antworten erhalten würden, die sich voneinander in wesentlichen Einzelheiten unter scheiden. Eines aber ist gewiß: Das Buch, das der Leser in diesem Augen blick in der Hand hält,...
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 224 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately, the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana....
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 224 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately, the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana....
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 224 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately, the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana....
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 224 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately, the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana....
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 224 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana. The...
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 260 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana. The...
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 260 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately, the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana....
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 260 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately, the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana....
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 260 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately, the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana....
Chess Stars Publishing, Nov 03, 2020. — 260 p. The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, successfully staked his chances on it. Lately, the World Champion himself also embraced the French several times. A great expert in this opening is the last challenger for the world title Fabiano Caruana....
Everyman Chess 2016. 240 c. ISBN: 9781781943434 The French Defense is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the center and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French and...
Everyman Chess, 2016. — 240 c. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-344-1. The French Defense is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the center and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French...
Everyman Chess, 2016. — 240 c. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-344-1. The French Defense is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the center and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French...
Everyman Chess, 2016. — 240 c. — ISBN: 9781781943434. The French Defense is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the center and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French and...
Everyman Chess, 2016. — 240 c. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-344-1. The French Defense is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the center and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French...
Everyman Chess, 2016. — 240 c. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-344-1. The French Defense is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the center and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French...
Everyman Chess, 2016. — 240 c. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-344-1. The French Defense is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the center and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French...
Everyman Chess, 2019. — 476 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-508-7. The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening, but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black’s soundest defences to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels. White often...
Everyman Chess, 2019. — 476 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-508-7. The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening, but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black’s soundest defences to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels. White often...
Everyman Chess, 2019. — 498 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-508-7. The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening, but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black’s soundest defences to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels. White often...
Everyman Chess, 2019. — 498 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-508-7. The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening, but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black’s soundest defences to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels. White often...
Everyman Chess, 2019. — 498 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-508-7. The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening, but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black’s soundest defences to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels. White often...
Everyman Chess, 2019. — 368 p. — ISBN: 978 1781945070. The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening, but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black’s soundest defences to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels. White often...
Everyman Chess, 2019. — 368 p. — ISBN: 978 1781945070. The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening, but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black’s soundest defences to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels. White often...
Gloucester Publishers Limited, 2021. — 514 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-566-7. The French Defence is a classical opening that has featured in the repertoire of many elite grandmasters. Black generally concedes a slight spacial disadvantage early but in return gains a sound structure and middlegame opportunities to undermine the white centre. A close study of the French Defence can be...
London: Everyman Chess, 2021. — 352 p. — ISBN: 978-1781945650. The French Defence is a classical opening that has featured in the repertoire of many elite grandmasters. Black generally concedes a slight spacial disadvantage early but in return gains a sound structure and middlegame opportunities to undermine the white center. A close study of the French Defence can be very...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Oct 01, 2018. The French Defense is as you would expect: an opening rich in history that comes with a certain class, and a touch of joie de vivre. UPDATED FOR 2020: NM Bryan Tillis brings you a brand new chapter on the Classical Tarrasch with 3...Nf6, with 65 variations. The Offline Tactics chapter also has 100 new training positions to keep you...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Oct 01, 2018. The French Defense is as you would expect: an opening rich in history that comes with a certain class, and a touch of joie de vivre. UPDATED FOR 2020: NM Bryan Tillis brings you a brand new chapter on the Classical Tarrasch with 3...Nf6, with 65 variations. The Offline Tactics chapter also has 100 new training positions to keep you...
Chessable, 2020. This is a world-class French Defense repertoire by a decade-long top-10 player, super-GM Anish Giri. If you'd love to... Reach unbalanced positions versus the king's pawn game. Fight for the full point. And keep your options open and your risks low. Then the French Defense is the opening repertoire you're meant to play! Your chess opening coach, Anish Giri! If...
Chessable, 2022. Theoretically Sound, Practically Robust: A French Repertoire to Shut Down 1.e4. For ages, 1.e4 players have dreaded facing the solid French Defense. And with the lines in Lifetime Repertoires: Plichta’s French Defense, they should now more than ever! FIDE Master Kamil Plichta returns to Chessable with a repertoire designed to crush the dreams of any 1.e4...
ModernChess, May 2020. In this database, GM Mihail Marin starts building a French Repertoire for Black. In the current survey, he shares his weapon against 3.Nd2. As always, Mihail goes from the structures to the theoretical lines. In this database, you will find an article about the French Isolani, 17 theoretical chapters, and 30 interactive tests that help you to develop...
ModernChess, May 2020. In this database, GM Mihail Marin starts building a French Repertoire for Black. In the current survey, he shares his weapon against 3.Nd2. As always, Mihail goes from the structures to the theoretical lines. In this database, you will find an article about the French Isolani, 17 theoretical chapters, and 30 interactive tests that help you develop...
Berlin und Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter, 1927. — 99 p. Wniósł duży wkład w rozwój teorii szachowej, zarówno debiutowej, jak i gry końcowej. Jego nazwisko nosi jeden z systemów w obronie sycylijskiej, powstający po posunięciach: 1.e4 c5 2.Sf3 Sc6 3.d4 c:d4 4.S:d4 g6 5.c4 System, choć w pełni wartościowy, nie jest często spotykany w partiach turniejowych. Przede wszystkim dlatego,...
Berlin und Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter, 1927. — 99 p. Wniósł duży wkład w rozwój teorii szachowej, zarówno debiutowej, jak i gry końcowej. Jego nazwisko nosi jeden z systemów w obronie sycylijskiej, powstający po posunięciach: 1.e4 c5 2.Sf3 Sc6 3.d4 c:d4 4.S:d4 g6 5.c4 System, choć w pełni wartościowy, nie jest często spotykany w partiach turniejowych. Przede wszystkim dlatego,...
Robert G. Wade, 1986. — 34 p. Andrew Martin states that former World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik described the French Defense as a difficult and dangerous opening, although IM Martin still believes the French Defense to be a very versatile and effective opening weapon for beginner and intermediate players.
Robert G. Wade, 1986. — 34 p. Andrew Martin states that former World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik described the French Defense as a difficult and dangerous opening, although IM Martin still believes the French Defense to be a very versatile and effective opening weapon for beginner and intermediate players.
Batsford, 1997. — 194 p. The French Defense is a tremendously popular opening for both club players and grandmasters. It leads to tense strategic battles with winning chances for both sides. This book provides a deep understanding of the themes that underpin the French, giving the reader a firm foundation for a lifetime of success.
Batsford, 1997. — 194 p. The French Defense is a tremendously popular opening for both club players and grandmasters. It leads to tense strategic battles with winning chances for both sides. This book provides a deep understanding of the themes that underpin the French, giving the reader a firm foundation for a lifetime of success.
Batsford, 1997. — 194 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-5716-3. The French Defense is a tremendously popular opening for both club players and grandmasters. It leads to tense strategic battles with winning chances for both sides. This book provides a deep understanding of the themes that underpin the French, giving the reader a firm foundation for a lifetime of success.
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1997. — 194 p. - ISBN: 0-7134-5716-3. The French Defense is a tremendously popular opening for both club players and grandmasters. It leads to tense strategic battles with winning chances for both sides. This book provides a deep understanding of the themes that underpin the French, giving the reader a firm foundation for a lifetime of success.
58 p. Publication details not specified. French Classical, Rubinstein variation. As its name suggests, the Classical is an old and well respected variation of the French Defence. Nevertheless, the theory is developing at a fast rate thanks to the ideas of young Grandmasters like Morozevich. As will be seen, some long neglected variations are now regarded as giving Black...
Publication details not specified. — 58 p. French Classical, Rubinstein variation. As its name suggests, the Classical is an old and well respected variation of the French Defence. Nevertheless, the theory is developing at a fast rate thanks to the ideas of young Grandmasters like Morozevich. As will be seen, some long neglected variations are now regarded as giving Black...
Everyman Chess, 2009. — 240 p. — SBN 9781 85744 586 2. It’s not easy finding a good opening to play against 1 e4, especially if you don’t have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it’s often a necessity to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black. This book provides a solution. Neil...
Everymanchess, 2009. — 240 p. — SBN 9781 85744 586 2. It’s not easy finding a good opening to play against 1 e4, especially if you don’t have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it’s often a necessity to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black. This book provides a solution. Neil...
Everymanchess, 2009. — 240 p. — SBN 9781 85744 586 2. It’s not easy finding a good opening to play against 1 e4, especially if you don’t have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it’s often a necessity to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black. This book provides a solution. Neil...
Everymanchess, 2009. — 240 p. It’s not easy finding a good opening to play against 1 e4, especially if you don’t have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it’s often a necessity to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black. This book provides a solution. Neil McDonald advocates his...
Thinkers' Press, 1998. — 329 p. — ISBN: 9780938650928. In its 2nd edition this book retains the basic idea of inspiring players to do independent work. Revised from the quick sellout 1988 edition, and greatly expanded, it offers 520 complete and instructive games with an additional 203 complete games included in the comments. There are: more than 1,000 forgotten ideas,...
Thinkers' Press, 1998. — 329 p. — ISBN: 9780938650928. In its 2nd edition this book retains the basic idea of inspiring players to do independent work. Revised from the quick sellout 1988 edition, and greatly expanded, it offers 520 complete and instructive games with an additional 203 complete games included in the comments. There are: more than 1,000 forgotten ideas,...
Thinkers' Press, 1998. — 329 p. — ISBN: 9780938650928. In its 2nd edition this book retains the basic idea of inspiring plaers to do independent work. Revised from the quick sellout 1988 edition, and greatly expanded, it offers 520 complete and instructive games with an additional 203 complete games included in the comments. There are: more than 1,000 forgotten ideas,...
Thinker's Press, 1988. — 254 p. — ISBN: 0-938650-36-X. The French Defense today is in its Golden Age. In almost all tournament Black achieves good results with this opening. Its popularity increases continually. It attracts the player of the black pieces with its complicated strategical fight, unbalanced positions, lasting counterplay in almost all variations, and its great...
Thinker's Press, 1988. — 254 p. — ISBN: 0-938650-36-X. The French Defense today is in its Golden Age. In almost all tournament Black achieves good results with this opening. Its popularity increases continually. It attracts the player of the black pieces with its complicated strategical fight, unbalanced positions, lasting counterplay in almost all variations, and its great...
Thinker's Press, 1988. — 254 p. — ISBN: 0-938650-36-X. The French Defense today is in its Golden Age. In almost all tournament Black achieves good results with this opening. Its popularity increases continually. It attracts the player of the black pieces with its complicated strategical fight, unbalanced positions, lasting counterplay in almost all variations, and its great...
Esfera Editorial, 2008. — 247 p. — ISBN: 978-99920-906-9-5. Debut monograph on French defense. In Spanish. For qualified chess players. La defensa francesa es una excelente opción de apertura para jugadores de clubes y torneos, lo que conduce a emocionante juego táctico con negros agresivamente tratando de socavar el centro de peón blanco. En el nivel Grandmaster, la defensa es...
Esfera Editorial, 2008. — 247 p. — ISBN: 978-99920-906-9-5. Debut monograph on French defense. In Spanish. For qualified chess players. La defensa francesa es una excelente opción de apertura para jugadores de clubes y torneos, lo que conduce a emocionante juego táctico con negros agresivamente tratando de socavar el centro de peón blanco. En el nivel Grandmaster, la defensa es...
New In Chess, 2015. — 358 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-574-2. When Viktor Moskalenko’s 'The Flexible French' appeared in 2008, it caused a sensation. It was 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 theoretical developments,...
New In Chess, 2015. — 358 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-574-2. When Viktor Moskalenko’s 'The Flexible French' appeared in 2008, it caused a sensation. It was 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 theoretical developments,...
New In Chess, 2015. — 358 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-574-2. When Viktor Moskalenko’s 'The Flexible French' appeared in 2008, it caused a sensation. It was 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 theoretical developments,...
New In Chess, 2015. — 358 p. — ISBN-13 978-90-5691-574-2. When Viktor Moskalenko’s 'The Flexible French' appeared in 2008, it caused a sensation. It was 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 theoretical developments,...
New In Chess, 2008. — 280 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-245-1. The famous French Defence is one of the most widely-played chess openings. It is a fighting opening, which perfectly suits many club players as well as a growing number of top players. The Flexible French is a revolutionary repertoire & resources book for both Black and White. Viktor Moskalenko presents a wealth of...
New In Chess, 2008. — 280 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-245-1. The famous French Defence is one of the most widely-played chess openings. It is a fighting opening, which perfectly suits many club players as well as a growing number of top players. The Flexible French is a revolutionary repertoire & resources book for both Black and White. Viktor Moskalenko presents a wealth of...
New In Chess, 2008. — 280 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-245-1. The famous French Defence is one of the most widely-played chess openings. It is a fighting opening, which perfectly suits many club players as well as a growing number of top players. The Flexible French is a revolutionary repertoire & resources book for both Black and White. Viktor Moskalenko presents a wealth of...
New In Chess, 2008. — 280 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-245-1. The famous French Defence is one of the most widely-played chess openings. It is a fighting opening, which perfectly suits many club players as well as a growing number of top players. The Flexible French is a revolutionary repertoire & resources book for both Black and White. Viktor Moskalenko presents a wealth of...
New In Chess, 2021. — 327 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-939-9. PGN file. Viktor Moskalenko’s best-selling 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 In Chess, 2021. — 327 p. — ISBN 978-90-5691-939-9. ChessBase file Viktor 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...
New In Chess, 2021. — 715 p. ISBN: 978-90-5691-939-9 Viktor 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,...
New in Chess, June 29th, 2021. — 350 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-939-9. Viktor Moskalenko's best-selling 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...
B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1993. — 176 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-7209-X. The French Defence is an ideal weapon for all standards of players. This book explains the tactical principles of the French using examples from practical play. The book also includes chapters on each important tactical concept: deflection, exchange sacrifices, interference, pin,s and the back rank.
B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1993. — 176 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-7209-X. The French Defence is an ideal weapon for all standards of players. This book explains the tactical principles of the French using examples from practical play. The book also includes chapters on each important tactical concept: deflection, exchange sacrifices, interference, pins, and the back rank.
Publication details not specified. ChessBase files. It is my hope that the material contained in this Training-CD should serve as a good theoretical foundation for further explorations into the subtleties of the French Defense. I have tried to address the needs of both the amateur player with explanations of the basic strategical and tactical ideas of the main variations; as...
Gambit Publications Ltd 2001. — 258 p. ISBN: 1 901983 45 5 The French is a sound and resilient defence, which also provides abundant opportunities for counterplay. As a result it has been favoured by such great fighting players as Lasker, Botvinnik and Korchnoi. Current adherents include Short, Shirov, Morozevich and Khalifman. By playing 3 Nc3, White confronts the French...
Gambit Publications, 2001. — 258 p. — ISBN: 1-901983-45-5. The French are a sound and resilient defense, which also provides abundant opportunities for counterplay. As a result, it has been favoured by such great fighting players as Lasker, Botvinnik, and Korchnoi. Current adherents include Short, Shirov, Morozevich, and Khalifman. By playing 3 Nc3, White confronts the French...
Chessbase, 2018. — EAN: 9783866816619. The French Defence is the sharpest opening setup against 1.e4. With his first two moves, e6 and d5, Black tries to provoke the advanced e4-e5. This closes the center and allows Black to get active play on both wings. This DVD gives you the key to start with the French Defence. GM Yannick Pelletier is a specialist of this opening and...
Chessbase, 2018. — EAN: 9783866816619. The French Defence is the sharpest opening setup against 1.e4. With his first two moves, e6 and d5, Black tries to provoke the advance e4-e5. This closes the centre and gives Black the opportunity to get active play on both wings. This DVD gives you the key to start out with the French Defence. GM Yannick Pelletier is a specialist of this...
Chessbase, 2013. A textbook by a famous British master on the French Defense. This French Defence is a complete attacking opening repertoire for black after 1.e4 e6. Nick has spent thousands of hours studying the best French lines, and he explains the pick of the bunch. It almost seems like daylight robbery! In addition to the usual video explanations of the French there are...
Chessbase, 2018. The file is in PGN format. This French Defence DVD is a complete attacking opening repertoire for black after 1.e4 e6. GM Nick Pert has played the French defense his whole life and provides all his latest and most up-to-date analysis crammed into 1 DVD. Nick has spent thousands of hours studying the best French lines, and he explains the pick of the bunch for...
Castellana, 2018. The file is in PGN format. El presente CD, es una novedad en CD en el mercado editorial de habla castellana, por primera vez se dispone del material más completo del mercado sobre la Defensa Francesa. La Base principal consta de 940 entradas, con 28 textos explicativos, que le conducen a las más de 80 líneas teóricas expuestas, con sus motivos y planes...
Castellana, 2018. El presente CD, es una novedad en CD en el mercado editorial de habla castellana, por primera vez se dispone del material más completo del mercado sobre la Defensa Francesa. La Base principal consta de 940 entradas, con 28 textos explicativos, que le conducen a las más de 80 líneas teóricas expuestas, con sus motivos y planes estratégicos, para saber lo que...
Modern Chess, Opening Databases, 2019. The system with 3.Nc3 is the most ambitious weapon against the French Defence. The former World Champion GM Ruslan Ponomariov is playing this line almost exclusively and has tremendous experience with it. We are pleased to publish his first database for Modern Chess in which he analyzes two of the most popular replies for Black - the moves...
Modern Chess, Opening Databases, 2019. The system with 3.Nc3 is the most ambitious weapon against the French Defence. The former World Champion GM Ruslan Ponomariov is playing this line almost exclusively and has tremendous experience with it. We are pleased to publish his first database for Modern Chess in which he analyzes two of the most popular replies for Black - the moves...
Modern Chess, Opening Databases, 5 August 2020. This is the second part of the repertoire – in Part 1, he analyzed 3...dxe4 and 3...Nf6. In this database, Ruslan covers such sidelines as 3...Nc6 and 3...h6 before moving on to the dreaded Winaver Variation 3...Bb4. His current work consists of 9 theoretical chapters and 2 model games that would allow you to deepen your...
Modern Chess, Opening Databases, 5 August 2020. This is the second part of the repertoire – in Part 1, he analyzed 3...dxe4 and 3...Nf6. In this database, Ruslan covers such sidelines as 3...Nc6 and 3...h6 before moving on to the dreaded Winaver Variation 3...Bb4. His current work consists of 9 theoretical chapters and 2 model games that would allow you to deepen your...
Chessable, Courses, Chess Openings, Dec 17, 2018. This repertoire is for players who want to fight for a win right out of the opening as Black in the Exchange variation of the French Defense. The Exchange variation has a reputation for being dry, drawish, or even boring. But this reputation is not deserved and this repertoire will give you a way of keeping the game unbalanced...
Chessable, Courses, Chess Openings, Dec 17, 2018. This repertoire is for players who want to fight for a win right out of the opening as Black in the Exchange variation of the French Defense. The Exchange variation has a reputation for being dry, drawish, or even boring. But this reputation is not deserved and this repertoire will give you a way of keeping the game unbalanced...
Batsford Chess Book, 2003. — 161 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-8843-3. Monograph on French Defense. The Exchange option, the Nimzowitsch system, and rare continuations (C00) are considered. Language: English. The French Defense remains one of the most popular strategies to use against White King's pawn opening; top class grandmasters such as Korchnoi, Morozevich, Bareev, and Short continue...
Batsford Chess Book, 2003. - 161 p. Monograph on French Defense. The Exchange option, the Nimzowitsch system, and rare continuations (C00) are considered. Language: English. The French Defense remains one of the most popular strategies to use against White King's pawn opening; top class grandmasters such as Korchnoi, Morozevich, Bareev, and Short continue to practice it with...
Batsford Chess Library, 1994. - 274 p. Debut monograph on French defense. Language: English. The French defence is an excellent choice of opening for club and tournament players, leading to exciting tactical play with black aggressively trying to undermine the white pawn centre. At Grandmaster level, the defence is a favourite of such players as Victor Korchnoi, Jan Timman and...
Batsford Chess Library, 1994. — 274 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-8843-3. Debut monograph on French defense. Language: English. The French defence is an excellent choice of opening for club and tournament players, leading to exciting tactical play with black aggressively trying to undermine the white pawn centre. At Grandmaster level, the defence is a favourite of such players as Victor...
Barrclona: Edami, 2009. — 72 p. Después de las jugadas 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Cd2 (ó 3.Cc3) dxe4 4.Cxe4 Ad7 surge Variante Rustemov en la Defensa Francesa. Esta variante, también llamada Fort Knox en algunas publicaciones escritas, es una línea muy interesante para el jugador de las piezas negras que gusta de jugar la Defensa Francesa. La práctica de esta variante implica un ahorro...
Sawyer Publications, April 3, 2017. — 208 p. — ASIN: B06Y1W56X7. This is a step-by-step chess guide to playing a sharp gambit against the French Defence. The Alapin-Diemer Gambit is like the King Gambit of the French Defence! The move 3.Be3 was favored by Semyon Alapin in the 1890s after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5. Emil J. Diemer incorporated 3.Be3 into his Blackmar-Diemer Gambit system...
Sawyer Publications, April 3, 2017. — 208 p. — ASIN: B06Y1W56X7. This is a step-by-step chess guide to playing a sharp gambit against the French Defence. The Alapin-Diemer Gambit is like the King Gambit of the French Defence! The move 3.Be3 was favored by Semyon Alapin in the 1890s after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5. Emil J. Diemer incorporated 3.Be3 into his Blackmar-Diemer Gambit system...
Independently published, August 6, 2020. — 509 p. — ISBN-13: 979-8673102824. French Tactics gives you 500 positions from actual games that use combinations and checkmates in the French Defence as White or Black. This book helps you see positions where you can win or show what to look out for if you’re playing the other side. French Defence chess games begin 1.e4 e6 and often...
Independently published, August 6, 2020. — 509 p. — ISBN-13: 979-8673102824. French Tactics gives you 500 positions from actual games that use combinations and checkmates in the French Defence as White or Black. This book helps you see positions where you can win, o show what to look out for if you’re playing the other side. French Defence chess games begin 1.e4 e6 and often...
Independently published, August 6, 2020. — 509 p. — ISBN-13: 979-8673102824. French Tactics gives you 500 positions from actual games that use combinations and checkmates in the French Defence as White or Black. This book helps you see positions where you can win or show what to look out for if you’re playing the other side. French Defence chess games begin 1.e4 e6 and often...
Independently published, August 6, 2020. — 509 p. — ISBN-13: 979-8673102824. French Tactics gives you 500 positions from actual games that use combinations and checkmates in the French Defence as White or Black. This book helps you see positions where you can win or show what to look out for if you’re playing the other side. French Defence chess games begin 1.e4 e6 and often...
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1991. — 120 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-6967-6. The French defense is a chess opening that features heavily in the games of fighting players such as Victor Korchnoi, Jan Timman, and Nigel Short. This book covers all the most important variations, highlighting the key developments over the last few years through more than 100 annotated games. The French defense...
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1991. — 120 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-6967-6. The French defense is a chess opening that features heavily in the games of fighting players such as Victor Korchnoi, Jan Timman, and Nigel Short. This book covers all the most important variations, highlighting the key developments over the last few years through more than 100 annotated games. The French defense...
The Chess World, 2024. Looking for an opening for Black that allows you to build an unbreakable defense against White, the French Defense is here for you. The French Defense is the epitome of solidity and resilience. It is one of the most successful openings for Black and has an excellent score against White in chess databases. When you are playing the French, the game result...
New in Chess, 2018. — 680 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-805-7. 1.e4 e6 (French Exchange). Why is this opening repertoire called simple? For the simple reason that the variations are straightforward to remember, and require little or no maintenance. International Master Christof Sielecki has created a reliable set of opening lines for chess players of almost all levels. The major...
Schschverlag Rudi Schmaus, 1982. — 85 p. Zum ersten Mal wird die Eröffnung, die mit dem Zug 1. … e6 als Antwort auf 1. E4 beginnt, schon im ersten gedruckten Schachbuch – dem Traktat von Lucena – erwähnt, das in Spanien 1497 erschien.
Schschverlag Rudi Schmaus, 1982. — 170 p. Zum ersten Mal wird die Eröffnung, die mit dem Zug 1. … e6 als Antwort auf 1. E4 beginnt, schon im ersten gedruckten Schachbuch – dem Traktat von Lucena – erwähnt, das in Spanien 1497 erschien.
Chess Digest Ins., 1993. — 102 p. — ISBN: 0-87568-238-3. There are many ways of counterattacking after 1 e4, and in recent years the preference has been for such naturally aggressive openings as the Sicilian, Pirc and Modern Defenses, and the Winawer Variation of the French. But there are several fighting defenses that are out of fashion and forgotten simply because... they are...
Chess Digest Ins., 1993. — 102 p. — ISBN: 0-87568-238-3. There are many ways of counterattacking after 1 e4, and in recent years the preference has been for such naturally aggressive openings as the Sicilian, Pirc and Modern Defenses, and the Winawer Variation of the French. But there are several fighting defenses that are out of fashion and forgotten simply because... they are...
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1998. — 176 p. — ISBN13: 978-2246380313. La Défense française est une ouverture pratique et idéale pour un joueur de club. Cette stratégie qui peut permettre aux noirs une contre-attaque au centre et à l'aile dame est particulièrement adaptée à celui qui, comme V. Korchnoï, vice-champion du monde, aime les positions musclées et complexes. Shaun Taulbut,...
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1998. — 176 p. — ISBN13: 978-2246380313. La Défense française est une ouverture pratique et idéale pour un joueur de club. Cette stratégie qui peut permettre aux noirs une contre-attaque au centre et à l'aile dame est particulièrement adaptée à celui qui, comme V. Korchnoï, vice-champion du monde, aime les positions musclées et complexes. Shaun Taulbut,...
Batsford Ltd, 1991. — 130 p. — ISBN13: 978-0713469536. The French Defence is an ideal opening for the club chess player, the strategic plan of attacking the black centre being common to many lines. The author of this book concentrates on explaining the plans for both sides, with illustrative games throughout, and has thoroughly researched all available material. Typical themes...
Batsford Ltd, 1991. — 130 p. — ISBN13: 978-0713469536. The French Defence is an ideal opening for the club chess player, the strategic plan of attacking the black centre being common to many lines. The author of this book concentrates on explaining the plans for both sides, with illustrative games throughout, and has thoroughly researched all available material. Typical themes...
Batsford Ltd, 1991. — 130 p. — ISBN13: 978-0713469536. The French Defence is an ideal opening for the club chess player, the strategic plan of attacking the black centre being common to many lines. The author of this book concentrates on explaining the plans for both sides, with illustrative games throughout, and has thoroughly researched all available material. Typical themes...
Batsford Ltd, 1991. — 130 p. — ISBN13: 978-0713469536. The French Defence is an ideal opening for the club chess player, the strategic plan of attacking the black centre being common to many lines. The author of this book concentrates on explaining the plans for both sides, with illustrative games throughout, and has thoroughly researched all available material. Typical themes...
Batsford Ltd, 1991. — 128 p. — ISBN13: 978-0713469530. The French Defence is an ideal opening for the club chess player, the strategic plan of attacking the black centre being common to many lines. The author of this book concentrates on explaining the plans for both sides, with illustrative games throughout, and has thoroughly researched all available material. Typical themes...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Aug 16, 2019. Short & Sweet, our exclusive free series of starter repertoires is back with an introduction to that most fighting of openings 1. e4 e6, the French Defense. And it comes with over 1 hour of free video-sync instruction. NM Bryan Tillis, the author of our more complete Master the French course, presents a taste of the key ideas within the...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Aug 16, 2019. Short & Sweet, our exclusive free series of starter repertoires is back with an introduction to that most fighting of openings 1. e4 e6, the French Defense. And it comes with over 1 hour of free video-sync instruction. NM Bryan Tillis, the author of our more complete Master the French course, presents a taste of the key ideas within the...
Editorial Hispano Europea, 2006. — 186 p. — ISBN: 978-842551678-8. El gran maestro Uhlmann ha jugado a los franceses casi exclusivamente durante toda su carrera de ajedrez, defendiendo su honor contra algunos de los grandes de todos los tiempos. Nadie podría estar mejor calificado para explicar cómo el Negro debe ir sobre Ganar con los franceses. En este libro, up-to-the-minute...
Editorial Hispano Europea, 2006. — 186 p. — ISBN: 978-842551678-8. El gran maestro Uhlmann ha jugado a los franceses casi exclusivamente durante toda su carrera de ajedrez, defendiendo su honor contra algunos de los grandes de todos los tiempos. Nadie podría estar mejor calificado para explicar cómo el Negro debe ir sobre Ganar con los franceses. En este libro, up-to-the-minute...
Batsford Chess, 1995. — 157 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-805039061. Grandmaster Uhlmann has played the French almost exclusively throughout the whole of his chess career, defending its honour against some of the all-time greats. No one could be better qualified to explain how Black should go about Winning With the French. In this book, up-to-the-minute theory is based around sixty of...
Batsford Chess, 1995. — 157 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-805039061. Grandmaster Uhlmann has played the French almost exclusively throughout the whole of his chess career, defending its honour against some of the all-time greats. No one could be better qualified to explain how Black should go about Winning With the French. In this book, up-to-the-minute theory is based around sixty of...
Chess Stars, 2012. — 360 p. — ISBN13: 978-9548782869. This revised second edition of Vitiugov's repertoire for Black includes updated analysis and new variations and ideas in the French Defence. Russian Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov presents, to his readers, the French Defence the way he sees and understands it. His repertoire for Black includes novelties in variations with...
Chess Stars, 2012. — 360 p. — ISBN-13 978-9548782869. This revised second edition of Vitiugov's repertoire for Black includes updated analysis and new variations and ideas in the French Defence. Russian Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov presents, to his readers, the French Defence the way he sees and understands it. His repertoire for Black includes novelties in variations with...
Chess Stars, 2012. — 360 p. — ISBN-13 978-9548782869. A completely updated edition which presents a Black repertoire based on the French. Here are Vitiugov's own words: “I received, quite unexpectedly, many comments and opinions following the publication of my first book on the French Defence. These were quite varied, both in form and content. There were renowned experts, who...
Chess Stars, 2012. — 360 p. — ISBN-13 978-9548782869. A completely updated edition that presents a Black repertoire based on the French. Here are Vitiugov's own words: “I received, quite unexpectedly, many comments and opinions following the publication of my first book on the French Defence. These were quite varied, both in form and content. There were renowned experts, who...
Chess Stars, 2010. — 232 p. — ISBN13: 978-954-8782-76-0. Black can enter the French defence, as a separate opening, on move one. I believe that seems to be comfortable for him – to have a reliable defence against 1.e4. The point is however, that chess is becoming more popular and universal and you should have various weapons in your opening armour. According to the generally...
Chess Stars, 2010. — 232 p. — ISBN13: 978-954-8782-76-0. Black can enter the French defence, as a separate opening, on move one. I believe that seems to be comfortable for him – to have a reliable defence against 1.e4. The point is however, that chess is becoming more popular and universal and you should have various weapons in your opening armour. According to the generally...
Chess Enterprises, 1986. — 130 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-93162-31-2. The French defense has become one of the most important closed openings. It is a solid, positional opening. Yet, there are many traps and pitfalls to be aware of for both sides of the chessboard. It has been left to players of imagination and intuition to find new ideas in the French for it to become a difficult and...
Chess Enterprises, 1986. — 130 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-93162-31-2. The French defense has become one of the most important closed openings. It is a solid, positional opening. Yet, there are many traps and pitfalls to be aware of for both sides of the chessboard. It has been left to players of imagination and intuition to find new ideas in the French for it to become a difficult and...
Everyman Chess, 2007 — 320 p. — ISBN13: 978-1857444353. In Dangerous Weapons: The French, John Watson takes a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings: the French Defence. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analyzed paths, Watson concentrates on fresh or little-exp
Everyman Chess, 2007 — 320 p. — ISBN13: 978-1857444353. In Dangerous Weapons: The French, John Watson takes a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings: the French Defence. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analyzed paths, Watson concentrates on fresh or little-exp
Everyman Chess, 2007 — 320 p. — ISBN13: 978-1857444353. In Dangerous Weapons: The French, John Watson takes a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings: the French Defence. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analyzed paths, Watson concentrates on fresh or little-exp
Everyman Chess, 2007 — 320 p. — ISBN13: 978-1857444353. In Dangerous Weapons: The French, John Watson takes a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings: the French Defence. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analyzed paths, Watson concentrates on fresh or little-exp
London: Everyman Chess, 2007. — 324 p. — ISBN: 1 85744353. In Dangerous Weapons: The French, John Watson takes a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings: the French Defence. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analyzed paths, Watson concentrates on fresh or little-exp
Everyman Chess, 2002. — 272 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-337-3. — 3 ed. The wait is over. Finally it’s here... the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson’s Play the French – the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years! Watson’s highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White’s recognized options. Just as in...
Pergamon, 1984. — 110 p. Watson’s highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White’s recognized options. Watson often arms the reader with not just one, but a choice of two or sometimes even three choices against the main lines. He also provides a thorough grounding on the positional and tactical aspects of the opening, and...
2nd edition — Cadogan, 1996. — 226 p. After the immense success of the first edition, the chess world has been anticipating the next instalment with baited breath. and now the wait is over! Once again this is a fully revised edition of John Watson's classic Play the French, providing Black with a complete repertoire in the French Defence, one of the most strategically and...
4th edition. Everyman Chess, 2012. — 507 p. — ISBN: 9781857449396. The wait is over. Finally it’s here... the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson’s Play the French – the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years! Watson’s highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White’s recognized options. Just as...
4th edition. Everyman Chess, 2012. — 507 p. — ISBN: 9781857449396. Now in its fourth incarnation, Play The French is still the book that all other repertoire books wish to become. This book is amazing and complicated, and amazingly complicated. Watson steers the reader through the material with a steady hand, though without losing the "Watson touch," which is where he heads off...
4th edition. Everyman Chess, 2012. — 507 p. — ISBN: 9781857449396. Now in its fourth incarnation, Play The French is still the book that all other repertoire books wish to become. This book is amazing and complicated, and amazingly complicated. Watson steers the reader through the material with a steady hand, though without losing the "Watson touch," which is where he heads off...
2nd edition, Cadogan, 1996. — 226 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-101-X. After the immense success of the first edition, the chess world has been anticipating the next instalment with baited breath. and now the wait is over! Once again this is a fully revised edition of John Watson's classic Play the French, providing Black with a complete repertoire in the French Defence, one of the most...
4th edition. Everyman Chess, 2012. — 507 p. — ISBN: 9781857449396. Now in its fourth incarnation, Play The French is still the book that all other repertoire books wish to become. This book is amazing and complicated, and amazingly complicated. Watson steers the reader through the material with a steady hand, though without losing the "Watson touch," which is where he heads off...
3 ed. Everyman Chess, 2002. — 272 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-337-3. The wait is over. Finally it’s here... the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson’s Play the French – the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years! Watson’s highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White’s recognized options. Just as in...
4th edition. Everyman Chess, 2012. — 507 p. — ISBN: 9781857449396. The wait is over. Finally it’s here... the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson’s Play the French – the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years! Watson’s highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White’s recognized options. Just as...
4th edition. Everyman Chess, 2012. — 507 p. — ISBN: 9781857449396. The wait is over. Finally it’s here... the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson’s Play the French – the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years! Watson’s highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White’s recognized options. Just as...
4th edition. Everyman Chess, 2012. — 507 p. — ISBN: 9781857449396. The wait is over. Finally it’s here... the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson’s Play the French – the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years! Watson’s highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White’s recognized options. Just as...
4th edition. — Everyman Chess, 2012. — 507 p. — ISBN: 9781857449396. Book format PGN. The wait is over. Finally, it’s here... the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson’s Play the French – the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years! Watson’s highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White’s...
Everyman Chess, 2011. — 323 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85744-646-3. Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black based on the ever-popular French Defence. In this book one of the world’s most imaginative Grandmasters combines his unique attacking ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of weapons. This will prove ideal...
Everyman Chess, 2011. — 323 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85744-646-3. Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black based on the ever-popular French Defence. In this book one of the world’s most imaginative Grandmasters combines his unique attacking ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of weapons. This will prove ideal...
Everyman Chess, 2011. — 323 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85744-646-3. Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black based on the ever-popular French Defence. In this book one of the world’s most imaginative Grandmasters combines his unique attacking ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of weapons. This will prove ideal...
Everyman Chess, 2011. — 323 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85744-646-3. Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black based on the ever-popular French Defence. In this book one of the world’s most imaginative Grandmasters combines his unique attacking ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of weapons. This will prove ideal...
Everyman Chess, 2011. — 458 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85744-720-0. Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black based on the ever-popular French Defence. In this book one of the world’s most imaginative Grandmasters combines his unique attacking ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of weapons. This will prove ideal...
Everyman Chess, 2011. — 578 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85744-720-0. Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black based on the ever-popular French Defence. In this book one of the world’s most imaginative Grandmasters combines his unique attacking ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of weapons. This will prove ideal...
Everyman Chess, 2011. — 578 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85744-720-0. Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black based on the ever-popular French Defence. In this book one of the world’s most imaginative Grandmasters combines his unique attacking ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of weapons. This will prove ideal...
Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. — 312 p. A new monograph dedicated to the French defense. French Advance French Advance: Introduction 1st Introductory Game: Shabalov, A - Shirov, A 2nd Introductory Game: Grischuk, A - Short, N French Advance: Theory A: 5…Bd7 6.Be2 French Advance: Theory B: 5…Bd7 6.a3?! French Advance: Theory C: Early Deviations by White French Advance: Summary...
Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. — 312 p. A new monograph dedicated to the French defense. French Advance French Advance: Introduction 1st Introductory Game: Shabalov, A - Shirov, A 2nd Introductory Game: Grischuk, A - Short, N French Advance: Theory A: 5…Bd7 6.Be2 French Advance: Theory B: 5…Bd7 6.a3?! French Advance: Theory C: Early Deviations by White French Advance: Summary...
Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. — 312 p. A new monograph dedicated to the French defense. French Advance French Advance: Introduction 1st Introductory Game: Shabalov, A - Shirov, A 2nd Introductory Game: Grischuk, A - Short, N French Advance: Theory A: 5…Bd7 6.Be2 French Advance: Theory B: 5…Bd7 6.a3?! French Advance: Theory C: Early Deviations by White French Advance: Summary...
Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. — 312 p. New monograph on the French defense. French Advance. French Advance: Introduction. 1st Introductory Game: Shabalov, A - Shirov, A. 2nd Introductory Game: Grischuk, A - Short, N. French Advance: Theory A: 5…Bd7 6.Be2. French Advance: Theory B: 5…Bd7 6. a3?! French Advance: Theory C: Early Deviations by White. French Advance: Summary. French...
Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. Video book: Williams Simon. Killer French on 2 discs, dedicated to the French defense. The French Defense is one of the most reliable weapons for black against 1. e4 and has been employed frequently by countless strong Grandmasters over the last 70 years! GM Simon Williams is a leading expert in the French Defense and boasts over 20 years of...
Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. Video book: Williams Simon. Killer French on 2 discs, dedicated to the French defense. The French Defense is one of the most reliable weapons for black against 1. e4 and has been employed frequently by countless strong Grandmasters over the last 70 years! GM Simon Williams is a leading expert in the French Defense and boasts over 20 years of...
Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. Video book: Williams Simon. Killer French on 2 discs, dedicated to the French defense. The French Defense is one of the most reliable weapons for black against 1. e4 and has been employed frequently by countless strong Grandmasters over the last 70 years! GM Simon Williams is a leading expert in the French Defense and boasts over 20 years of...
Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. Video book: Williams Simon. Killer French on 2 discs, dedicated to the French defense. The French Defense is one of the most reliable weapons for black against 1. e4 and has been employed frequently by countless strong Grandmasters over the last 70 years! GM Simon Williams is a leading expert in the French Defense and boasts over 20 years of...
ChessBase, 2006. — ISBN: 978-3-937549-97-8. The French defense is a very powerful opening against 1.e4-players who play aggressively. Against the French, you have to understand the underlying positional themes, if not you will quickly get into a difficult position. As with all major openings, the French defense is full of concepts and variations. Many books leave the students...
Thinkers Publishing, 2023. — 300 p. — ISBN: 978-9464201802. For almost two centuries the French Defense has been a universally popular opening. Many authorities have made their contribution to establishing the theory. Thanks to their efforts, players nowadays can easily choose between the many and various options, whether peaceful or sharp, whether statically or dynamically...
Thinkers Publishing, 2023. — 300 p. — ISBN: 978-9464201802. For almost two centuries the French Defense has been a universally popular opening. Many authorities have made their contribution to establishing the theory. Thanks to their efforts, players nowadays can easily choose between the many and various options, whether peaceful or sharp, whether statically or dynamically...
Thinkers Publishing, 2023. — 300 p. — ISBN: 978-9464201802. For almost two centuries the French Defense has been a universally popular opening. Many authorities have made their contribution to establishing the theory. Thanks to their efforts, players nowadays can easily choose between the many and various options, whether peaceful or sharp, whether statically or dynamically...
Chessbase, 2019. The French defense is a solid and hard-to-beat chess opening, but Black can feel locked in as the game takes on a blocked character at times, especially in the early phase of the opening. Black has to play on the queenside while White usually plays on the kingside. This opening was not popular in the 19th century as e5 was the usual answer to e4. Wilhelm...
Chessbase, 2019. The French defense is a solid and hard to beat chess opening, but Black can feel locked in as the game takes on a blocked character at times, especially in the early phase of the opening. Black has to play on the queenside while White usually plays on the kingside. This opening was not popular in the 19th century as e5 was the usual answer to e4. Wilhelm...
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