Chessbase, Nov 2011. In recent years the Classical Variation of the French Defence (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6) has been very popular with many different playable options for Black after either 4.Bg5 of 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4. Yet by playing 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nf3 White can sidestep these and get the game back onto his turf. In the main line, White can choose between two different approaches,...
Chessbase, Nov 2011. In recent years the Classical Variation of the French Defence (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6) has been very popular with many different playable options for Black after either 4.Bg5 of 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4. Yet by playing 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nf3 White can sidestep these and get the game back onto his turf. In the main line, White can choose between two different approaches,...
Article. Publication details not specified. 2006. — 25 p. Classical French is not a frequent guest in super tournaments, but several strong Grandmasters employ it regularly. One could name, first of all, Alexander Morozevich and Evgeny Bareev, two of the strongest players in the world. Indeed, one of the most exciting games of 2005 was played by Morozevich against Anand in San...
Article. Publication details not specified. 2006. — 25 p. Classical French is not a frequent guest in super tournaments, but several strong Grandmasters employ it regularly. One could name, first of all, Alexander Morozevich and Evgeny Bareev, two of the strongest players in the world. Indeed, one of the most exciting games of 2005 was played by Morozevich against Anand in San...
Coraopolis: Chess Enterprises, 1991. — 87 p. — ISBN: 10 0-945470-10-X. The French holds its position as a principal opening system for Black. The MacCutcheon will give you results at least as good as the Winawer variation with a fraction of the effort. Bobby Fischer said "The MacCutcheon Variation gives rise to immediate complications." If Fischer thought it was complicated,...
Digital Services LLC, 2011, 109 p., ASIN: B006P3MPIQ. The MacCutcheon, was named for John Lindsay McCutcheon (1857 – 1905) of Philadelphia who gained notoriety for the variation when he used it to defeat World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz in a simultaneous exhibition in Manhattan in 1885. Although Steinitz won that first encounter, MacCutcheon impressed his American compatriots,...
Mexico: Escuela Nacional de Ajedrez, 1999. — 42 p. Los análisis del fuerte ataque de Alekhine-Chatard en la Defensa Francesa corroborados por partidos adicionales.
Batsford, 1999. — 147 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-8483-7. A comprehensive guide to one of the most respected defences to le4, in which a game of chess can suddenly explode into action. The Classical French is played by top-flight masters, including Evgeny Bareev, Mikhail Gurevich and Alexander Chenin.
Batsford, 1999. — 147 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-8483-7. A comprehensive guide to one of the most respected defences to le4, in which a game of chess can suddenly explode into action. The Classical French is played by top-flight masters, including Evgeny Bareev, Mikhail Gurevich and Alexander Chenin.
London: Batsford Ltd., 1979. — 158 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7134-1445-5. In this book, the ideas underlying 5 e5 Nfd7 6 Bxe7 (the Classical Variation) and 6 h4 (the Albin-Chatard Attack) are explained carefully and in detail. Special attention is given to the relatively unknown Frankfurt Variation (5 e5 Ng8). The reader is briefed on the intricacies of the Steinitz Variation (4 e5) and...
B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1991. — 205 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7134-6305-8. This book deals with everything arising from 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 and with nothing else. For all practical purposes it supersedes French: Classical Lines (1979) by Wolfgang Heid enfeld and myself and the MacCutcheon section of my other 1979 book French: MacCutcheon and Advance Lines, although chess scholars may...
B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1991. — 205 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7134-6305-8. This book deals with everything arising from 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 and with nothing else. For all practical purposes it supersedes French: Classical Lines (1979) by Wolfgang Heid enfeld and myself and the MacCutcheon section of my other 1979 book French: MacCutcheon and Advance Lines, although chess scholars may...
Thinkers Publishing, 2021. — 1130 p. — ISBN: 9789492510976. In this book on the 3.Nc3 French, Harikrishna offers practical ideas from White's perspective to make your preparation more effective. At times, this means suggesting the 2nd or 3rd choice of the engine. He builds on the material from his earlier French course (Chessable, May 2019) and has expanded it with new analysis...
Thinkers Publishing, Dec 28, 2020. — 1130 p. — ISBN: 978-9492510976. In this book on the 3.Nc3 French, Harikrishna offers practical ideas from White’s perspective to make your preparation more effective. At times, this means suggesting the 2nd or 3rd choice of the engine. He builds on the material from his earlier French course (Chessable, May 2019) and has expanded it with new...
Thinkers Publishing, Dec 28, 2020. — 1130 p. — ISBN: 978-9492510976. In this book on the 3.Nc3 French, Harikrishna offers practical ideas from White’s perspective to make your preparation more effective. At times, this means suggesting the 2nd or 3rd choice of the engine. He builds on the material from his earlier French course (Chessable, May 2019) and has expanded it with new...
Thinkers Publishing, Dec 28, 2020. — 1130 p. — ISBN: 978-9492510976. In this book on the 3.Nc3 French, Harikrishna offers practical ideas from White’s perspective to make your preparation more effective. At times, this means suggesting the 2nd or 3rd choice of the engine. He builds on the material from his earlier French course (Chessable, May 2019) and has expanded it with new...
Everyman Chess, 2001. — 176 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-232-8. The French Classical (1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6) leads to the type of dynamic, unbalanced positions which appeal to grandmaster and club player alike. Black is prepared to concede space in the centre with a view to striking back at his opponent at the earliest opportunity. The recent games of Nigel Short, Alexei Shirov,...
Everyman Chess, 2001. — 176 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-232-8. The French Classical (1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6) leads to the type of dynamic, unbalanced positions which appeal to grandmaster and club player alike. Black is prepared to concede space in the centre with a view to striking back at his opponent at the earliest opportunity. The recent games of Nigel Short, Alexei Shirov,...
Chessbase, 2016. Kasimdzhanov gives an overview about currently popular variations arising after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3, and now 7... a6 or 7...cxd4. The lines beginning with 7...Be7 and 7... Qb6 are not treated. Kasimdzhanov does not propose a repertoire, but in 26 video-clips he discusses the chances and possibilities the various lines...
Chessbase, 2016. Kasimdzhanov gives an overview about currently popular variations arising after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3, and now 7... a6 or 7...cxd4. The lines beginning with 7...Be7 and 7... Qb6 are not treated. Kasimdzhanov does not propose a repertoire, but in 26 video-clips he discusses the chances and possibilities the various lines...
Chessbase, 2018. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-658-9. Playing the McCutcheon Variation of the French Defence (3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4) immediately sharpens up the game, but quite frequently what soon arises is a positional struggle. Until recently the whole opening system was considered to be double-edged, if not downright notorious – White only had to have good knowledge about the main...
Chessbase, 2018. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-658-9. Playing the McCutcheon Variation of the French Defence (3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4) immediately sharpens up the game, but quite frequently what soon arises is a positional struggle. Until recently the whole opening system was considered to be double-edged, if not downright notorious – White only had to have good knowledge about the main...
ChessBase, April 26, 2022. — ISBN: 978-3866818422. 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....
Olbrich: Verlag, 1994. — 121 p. — 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 Einzelhei ten unter scheiden. Eines aber ist gewiß: Das Buch, das der Leser in diesem Augen blick in der Hand hält, ist sicher...
Olbrich: Verlag, 1994. — 121 p. — 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 Einzelhei ten unter scheiden. Eines aber ist gewiß: Das Buch, das der Leser in diesem Augen blick in der Hand hält, ist sicher...
Everyman Chess, 2014. — 464 p. — SBN-13: 978-1781941898. This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected...
Everyman Chess, 2014. — 464 p. — SBN-13: 978-1781941898. This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected...
Everyman Chess, 2014. — 464 p. — SBN-13: 978-1781941898. This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected...
Everyman Chess, 2014. — 464 p. — SBN-13: 978-1781941898. This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected...
ChessDVDs, 2013. The Classical French is a reliable system for Black, both dynamic and solid in equal measure. In 2013 it is fast superseding the Winawer as the most popular method for Black against 3 Nc3 On this all-new foxy openings DVD, FIDE Senior Trainer Andrew Martin presents an easy repertoire for Black, which will help you play this variation with confidence. Most of...
Chessbase, 2020. The Steinitz Variation in the French Defence is characterized by the move 4.e5. White closes the center and Black tries to build up pressure by playing c5. In the Main Line there are different options like 7... a6 and cxd4. Pähtz favorite variation is playing 7...Be7 which is the topic of this 60 Minutes course. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3...
Chessbase, 2020. The Steinitz Variation in the French Defecharacterizedterised by the move 4.e5. White closes the center and Black tries to build up pressure by playing c5. In the Main Line there are different options like 7...a6 and cxd4. Pähtz favorite variation is playing 7...Be7 which is the topic of this 60 Minutes course. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3...
Batsford, 2005. — 221 p. Here is the fourth and final volume of Lev Psakhis's monumental work on the French Defense, complete with a wealth of illustrative games by leading players and detailed analyzes of Black's alternative responses to 3 Nc3. In addition to the Steinitz Variation (3...Nf6 4 e5) and the Classical System (3...Nf6 4 Bg5 Be7), this volume incorporates the...
Batsford, 2004. — 224 p. — ISBN: 07134-8941-3. Everything in this world comes to an end in due course, and the lime has now arrived for writing the fourth and final volume in this series on such an interesting opening as the French Defence. The main theme will be a close analysis of the variations 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 and 3 Nc3 Nf6.
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