ChessBase, 2013. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-358-8. The information explosion has led to a massive increase in opening theory. But how often do you win a game with a prepared line? What gives strong players the edge over their opponents is not some blockbuster novelty, but a deep understanding of the pawn structures to which their openings lead – an understanding that lasts into the...
2nd Edition. — Everyman Chess, 2006. — 160 p. — ISBN: 9781857443912. The Advance Variation is a popular and direct way of meeting the ultra-solid French Defence. Very early on in the game White opts to fix the pawn structure and establishes a genuine space advantage, upon which he later hopes to mount a serious attack. This method of playing against the French Defence has...
2nd Edition. — Everyman Chess, 2006. — 178 p. — ISBN: 9781857443912. The Advance Variation is a popular and direct way of meeting the ultra-solid French Defence. Very early on in the game White opts to fix the pawn structure and establishes a genuine space advantage, upon which he later hopes to mount a serious attack. This method of playing against the French Defence has...
2nd Edition. — Everyman Chess, 2006. — 160 p. — ISBN: 9781857443912. The Advance Variation is a popular and direct way of meeting the ultra-solid French Defence. Very early on in the game White opts to fix the pawn structure and establishes a genuine space advantage, upon which he later hopes to mount a serious attack. This method of playing against the French Defence has...
2nd Edition. — Everyman Chess, 2006. — 178 p. — ISBN: 9781857443912. The Advance Variation is a popular and direct way of meeting the ultra-solid French Defence. Very early on in the game White opts to fix the pawn structure and establishes a genuine space advantage, upon which he later hopes to mount a serious attack. This method of playing against the French Defence has...
Digital Services LLC, 2011. — 104 p. — ASIN: B006RL5HIQ. The Advanced Variation of the French Defense is as old as the French Defense itself. After 3.e5, the lines are already set for the rest of the game. The advanced of the pawn to e5 locks in the pawn structure. White now has a relatively weak pawn at d4, which Black will usually aim to attack with …c5. White also grabs much...
Digital Services LLC, 2011. — 104 p. — ASIN: B006RL5HIQ. The Advanced Variation of the French Defense is as old as the French Defense itself. After 3.e5, the lines are already set for the rest of the game. The advanced of the pawn to e5 locks in the pawn structure. White now has a relatively weak pawn at d4, which Black will usually aim to attack with …c5. White also grabs much...
Digital Services LLC, 2011. — 104 p. — ASIN: B006RL5HIQ. The Advanced Variation of the French Defense is as old as the French Defense itself. After 3.e5, the lines are already set for the rest of the game. The advanced of the pawn to e5 locks in the pawn structure. White now has a relatively weak pawn at d4, which Black will usually aim to attack with …c5. White also grabs much...
Digital Services LLC, 2011. — 104 p. — ASIN: B006RL5HIQ. The Advanced Variation of the French Defense is as old as the French Defense itself. After 3.e5, the lines are already set for the rest of the game. The advanced of the pawn to e5 locks in the pawn structure. White now has a relatively weak pawn at d4, which Black will usually aim to attack with …c5. White also grabs much...
Digital Services LLC, 2011. — 104 p. — ASIN: B006RL5HIQ. The Advanced Variation of the French Defense is as old as the French Defense itself. After 3.e5, the lines are already set for the rest of the game. The advanced of the pawn to e5 locks in the pawn structure. White now has a relatively weak pawn at d4, which Black will usually aim to attack with …c5. White also grabs much...
Everyman Chess, 1998. — 144 p. — ISBN: 9781901259100. The Advance variation is one of the most logical and popular ways for White to combat the popular French Defence. Here, Grandmaster Tony Kosten explains the strategy and tactics of this dynamic opening.
Everyman Chess, 1998. — 144 p. — ISBN: 9781901259100. The Advance variation is one of the most logical and popular ways for White to combat the popular French Defence. Here, Grandmaster Tony Kosten explains the strategy and tactics of this dynamic opening.
Batsford, 1994. — 155 p. — ISBN: 0 7134 7390 8. The French Defence is a perennial favourite with players of all temperaments. Gary Lane has had a great deal of experience of meeting the French in both national and international competitions, and in this book he examines his play and recommends a clear repertoire for beating the French, whether Black opts for a solid or active...
Batsford, 1994. — 155 p. — ISBN: 0 7134 7390 8. The French Defence is a perennial favourite with players of all temperaments. Gary Lane has had a great deal of experience of meeting the French in both national and international competitions, and in this book he examines his play and recommends a clear repertoire for beating the French, whether Black opts for a solid or active...
Batsford, 1994. — 155 p. — ISBN: 0 7134 7390 8. The French Defence is a perennial favourite with players of all temperaments. Gary Lane has had a great deal of experience of meeting the French in both national and international competitions, and in this book he examines his play and recommends a clear repertoire for beating the French, whether Black opts for a solid or active...
ModernChess, 2018. The first two databases have been dedicated to the most popular options to meet the French - 3.Nd2 and 3.Nc3 respectively. In his third and final part, Marin is dealing with the other White's alternatives on the very first moves. He is providing adequate antidotes, both based on strategical ground and by concrete ideas or move orders. The included material...
ModernChess, 2018. The first two databases have been dedicated to the most popular options to meet the French - 3.Nd2 and 3.Nc3 respectively. In his third and final part, Marin is dealing with the other White's alternatives on the very first moves. He is providing adequate antidotes, both based on strategical ground and by concrete ideas or move orders. The included material...
Chessbase, Aug 2015. File is in PGN format. Former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik liked to play the French and once described it as a 'difficult and dangerous opening'. But in this 60 minutes video IM Andrew Martin suggests an aggressive and little-used idea of the renowned attacking player GM Viktor Kupreichik to counter the French: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Be3!?....
Chessbase, Aug 2015. Former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik liked to play the French and once described it as a 'difficult and dangerous opening'. But in this 60 minutes video IM Andrew Martin suggests an aggressive and little-used idea of the renowned attacking player GM Viktor Kupreichik to counter the French: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Be3!?. Andrew Martin uses the...
2nd edition. — New in Chess, 1995. — 112 p. — ISBN: 9071689786. The real history of the Advance Variation begins with Nimzowitsch, when 3.c3 and 3.d2 had already surprassed 3.e5 in popularity.
2nd edition. — New in Chess, 1995. — 112 p. — ISBN: 9071689786. The real history of the Advance Variation begins with Nimzowitsch, when 3.c3 and 3.d2 had already surprassed 3.e5 in popularity.
Gambit Publications Ltd, 2005. — 144 p. — ISBN: 1-904600-40-9. In the third and final volume of his series on the French Defence, Steffen Pedersen covers all of White's alternatives to 3 Nc3 and 3 Nd2. These include the aggressive Advance, the quiet Exchange, and side-variations such as the Two Knights, King's Indian Attack and the Wing Gambit. In these lines, it is White who...
Gambit Publications Ltd, 2005. — 144 p. — ISBN: 1-904600-40-9. In the third and final volume of his series on the French Defence, Steffen Pedersen covers all of White's alternatives to 3 Nc3 and 3 Nd2. These include the aggressive Advance, the quiet Exchange, and side-variations such as the Two Knights, King's Indian Attack and the Wing Gambit. In these lines, it is White who...
Editorial Chessy, 2005. — 274 p. I.S.B.N: 84-934104-7-0 Eugeny Sveshnikov es la gran autoridad sobre la Variante del Avance de la Francesa, de la que asegura con toda franqueza que no es mejor que 3.Cc3, pero sí que es una elección mucho más práctica. Estudiando unos pocos planes y unas pocas variantes el lector será capaz de ganar muchos puntos con este sistema. El contenido...
Chessy, 07.01/2021. Sveshnikov, el mayor especialista mundial, ha escrito "la biblia" de esta variante. El gran maestro muy conocido y teórico Evgeny Sveshnikov ha utilizado la variante cerrada de la Francesa (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5) más de 150 veces en torneos, con una puntuación de más de 70 por ciento. Muchos juegos importantes en teoría han sido excluidos por el autor de las...
Chessy, 07.01/2021. Sveshnikov, el mayor especialista mundial, ha escrito "la biblia" de esta variante. El gran maestro muy conocido y teórico Evgeny Sveshnikov ha utilizado la variante cerrada de la Francesa (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5) más de 150 veces en torneos, con una puntuación de más de 70 por ciento. Muchos juegos importantes en teoría han sido excluidos por el autor de las...
New In Chess, 2017. — 326 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-718-0. The Advance Variation is the most ambitious way to meet the solid French Defence. Its popularity among club players is not difficult to understand: by advancing the e-pawn to e5 on the third move, White not only gains space but also blocks in Black's c8 Bishop and hampers Black's kingside development by taking away the...
New In Chess, 2017. — 326 p. — ISBN: 9789056917180. The Advance Variation is the most ambitious way to meet the solid French Defence. Its popularity among club players is not difficult to understand: by advancing the e-pawn to e5 on the third move, White not only gains space but also blocks in Black's c8 Bishop and hampers Black's kingside development by taking away the...
New In Chess, 2017. — 326 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-718-0. The Advance Variation is the most ambitious way to meet the solid French Defence. Its popularity among club players is not difficult to understand: by advancing the e-pawn to e5 on the third move, White not only gains space but also blocks in Black's c8 Bishop and hampers Black's kingside development by taking away the...
New In Chess, 2017. — 326 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-718-0. The Advance Variation is the most ambitious way to meet the solid French Defence. Its popularity among club players is not difficult to understand: by advancing the e-pawn to e5 on the third move, White not only gains space but also blocks in Black's c8 Bishop and hampers Black's kingside development by taking away the...
New In Chess, 2017. — 326 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-718-0. The Advance Variation is the most ambitious way to meet the solid French Defence. Its popularity among club players is not difficult to understand: by advancing the e-pawn to e5 on the third move, White not only gains space but also blocks in Black's c8 Bishop and hampers Black's kingside development by taking away the...
Olms, 2007. — 178 p. — ISBN: 978-3-283-00523-5. — (Progress in Chess). The well-known grandmaster and theoretician Evgeny Sveshnikov has used the Closed Variation (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5) more than 150 times in tournament play, with a score of more than 70 percent. Many theoretically important games have been excluded by the author from official chess databases, and here they are...
Olms, 2007. — 178 p. — ISBN: 978-3-283-00523-5. — (Progress in Chess). The well-known grandmaster and theoretician Evgeny Sveshnikov has used the Closed Variation (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5) more than 150 times in tournament play, with a score of more than 70 percent. Many theoretically important games have been excluded by the author from official chess databases, and here they are...
Edition Olms, 2007. — 154 p. — ISBN: 978-3-283-00524-5. ‘I consider this book to be a real manual, original in its conception and excellent in its execution. It not only teaches you how to play a specific variation of the French Defence, but it also helps you understand many strategic ideas and their practical application in the middlegame, which for the majority of players is...
Edition Olms, 2007. — 154 p. — ISBN: 978-3-283-00524-5. ‘I consider this book to be a real manual, original in its conception and excellent in its execution. It not only teaches you how to play a specific variation of the French Defence, but it also helps you understand many strategic ideas and their practical application in the middlegame, which for the majority of players is...
Chessable, 2019. French Defense players can't avoid the Advance Variation because it's so popular for White - but you can take it down! Here is my "take down" of the Advance - the repertoire of lines that I rely on, and have served me well for over 30 years. I am sure they will serve you well too. The core idea is simple. If White allows you to remove the pawn on d4 do so and...
Chessable, Chess Openings, Sep 25, 2019. till is the author's pseudonym. French Defense players can't avoid the Advance Variation because it's so popular for White - but you can take it down! Here is my "take down" of the Advance - the repertoire of lines that I rely on, and have served me well for over 30 years. I am sure they will serve you well too. The core idea is simple ....
Chessable, Chess Openings, Sep 25, 2019. till is the author's pseudonym. French Defense players can't avoid the Advance Variation because it's so popular for White - but you can take it down! Here is my "take down" of the Advance - the repertoire of lines that I rely on, and have served me well for over 30 years. I am sure they will serve you well too. The core idea is simple ....
Trends publ, 1994. — 38 p. The use o f the Advance French remains the sign o f an ambitious player who te lls you that from move 3 he/she wants to dominate the board. Blocked centres, a feature o f many Advance games, demand intricate wing and counter-wing play. They produce some o f the m ost d ifficu lt positions to calculate and to assess. Even comput ers should have...
Trends publ, 1994. — 38 p. The use o f the Advance French remains the sign o f an ambitious player who te lls you that from move 3 he/she wants to dominate the board. Blocked centres, a feature o f many Advance games, demand intricate wing and counter-wing play. They produce some o f the m ost d ifficu lt positions to calculate and to assess. Even comput ers should have...
Trends publ, 1991. — 37 p. 100 not commented chess games.3. e5 leads to uncompromising struggles in which the cramping effect of White's pawn spearhead (and the use of d4 and e5 if the pawns are swapped) at least equals, and in the authors' opinion, outweights the superficial initiatives that Black can achieve through the file-opening... c7 - c5 and... f7 - f6.
Trends publ, 1991. — 37 p. 100 not commented chess games.3. e5 leads to uncompromising struggles in which the cramping effect of White's pawn spearhead (and the use of d4 and e5 if the pawns are swapped) at least equals, and in the authors' opinion, outweights the superficial initiatives that Black can achieve through the file-opening... c7 - c5 and... f7 - f6.
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