All those who love chess will find in the defense game a vast new universe of fascination. His intention is to challenge the centre immediately with 2. Ive only started following gm tournaments in the last year, but it seems like most gms play either e5 or c5 against e4, with maybe a carokann thrown in here and there. Against the french you have to understand the underlying positional themes, if not you will quickly get a difficult position. Mar 30, 2015 the french defence for the tournament player, nicholas pert, chessbase dvd, video running time. Bc1g5 bf8e7 white defends by pinning the knight so black unpins.
Black plans to play a solid setup and contest whites center with moves like c5 and nc6. Im and correspondence gm douglas bryson once told me that he almost never plays a game that flows smoothly from start to finish. Good enough reason for you and i both to become well versed in the black side of the french. Consider the french defence pawn formation in the diagram. What can be said about john watsons play the french that has not been said before. Its probably a tad too analytical for class players, and the variations are very thick sometimes hard to follow. Grandmaster repertoire 15 the french defence volume two by. The virginia chess federation vcf is a nonprofit organization for the use of its members. French defense shop for french defense at uscf sales. The french defence is a very powerful opening against 1. The french defence in 10 minutes exeter chess club. Sep 29, 2016 gm andy soltis, studying chess made easy, the right way to study an opening in first steps. 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.
However, greek im andreas tzermiadianos begs to differ and makes a compelling case for the adoption of the tarrasch variation 3. We examine a popular defense to whites e4 pawn opening and discuss the important things you need to know when playing the french defense. The french is a solid and safe defence which you will certainly meet and may like to play yourself as a reply to 1. See how to operate the french defense and carokahn defense in your opening chess game. You can sort of feel that white should be attacking on the kside, and black on the qside.
You can browse our entire chess database from this line, move by move. Jan 01, 2015 the nimzovich defense b00 by abby marshall. As similar situations exist for most major openings, chess authors are turning to highly specialized book on subvariations, or to books on the general ideas of an opening of the how to play variety. Harding pdf book nimzowitsch defence tournament players openings by t. This ebook and included pgn files will allow you to play the french defence with confidence. Gm nick pert comes as the high priest as he presents his finest material, which is the result of hundreds of hours of study and thought. Playing the ragozin playing the trompowsky positional chess sacrifices positional decision making in chess practical chess beauty practical chess defence pump up your rating python strategy quality. However, recently this variation is again in the center of attention because of the continuation 4. French defense is a very solid opening choice for black.
Page 6 page 7 bill wall 700 opening traps quick rules of chess the point of chess is to attack the enemy king and checkmate the king so that it cannot move to any square without also being attacked. Why is the french defence not played at the highest level. White is able to setup an ideal pawn center e4d4, but black starts contesting it right away with a move 2d5. The english defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves. Developing an effective chess opening repertoire with 1.
Gm andy soltis, studying chess made easy, the right way to study an opening in first steps. This has very little to do with soundness or otherwise and much to do with fashion and temperament. Quality chess by boris avrukh grandmaster repertoire is a s. The opening is named after a famous correspondence match between the westminster chess club and the paris chess club. This in depth analysis should share some light on how to. Conventional wisdom holds that if white wants to play for an advantage against the french defense, 3. French defense chess books shop for french defense chess. I specially like the paper that it is printed on, it is of high quality compared to other everyman chess book i have. Nimzowitsch defence tournament players openings by t. French defense chess books shop for french defense chess books. Nimzovitch taught that these pawn chains should be attacked at the base in this case, at d4 and e6. Fort knox variation in the french defense chess world. The french defense is a very popular choice nowadays among chess players of all levels.
Shop for french defense from uscf sales with guaranteed low prices, same day shipping and the widest selection from the worlds largest chess retailer. The solid rubinstein variation of the french defense a despite its having been played by world champions and elite grandmasters, it has never been subjected to detailed study. In this article we will have an inside look in the so called fort knox variation of the french and we will see how to play against. We offer a range of personal settings for your convenience. The french defense ranks second in popularity only to the sicilian against whites 1. Dec 26, 2011 chess openings french defence see more on french defence opening at get more info about major chess openings at. Oct 11, 2017 the french defense does not challenge white and no matter how you respond to 3. He could defend it nb1c3, the main line, or nb1d2, the tarrasch variation, the master choice. How to use the french defense in chess openings board.
The french defence for the tournament player, nicholas pert, chessbase dvd, video running time. It bears a strong resemblance to the themes of the chigorin defense 1. Options include which opponents you prefer to be paired against, your preferred chessboard and pieces, the board size, the volume setting of the video player, your preferred language, whether to show chat or chess notation, and more. The french defence it starts fraser heights chess club. Virginia chess federation virginia chess introducing. Nf6, c5 being the most popular choices whites game plan is very simple and easy to play it almost plays itself while black is both cramped, behind in development, and has a bad bishop that makes completing development difficult. Play the french cadogan chess books john watson on. Killer french ebook ginger gm chess grandmaster simon. 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. French defense chess pieces, chess sets, chess boards. Free download chess opening wikipedia, the free encyclopedia this leads to openings such as alekhines defense nimzowitsch defense.
The potential of c2c4 for many years, the exchange variation of french defense, with 1. French defense chess products shop for french defense. As a carokann player, i know the lines which pose black problems in the carokann, namely the short variation of the advance. Mar 29, 2009 we examine a popular defense to whites e4 pawn opening and discuss the important things you need to know when playing the french defense. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. A completely updated edition which presents a black repertoire based on the french. An excellent book with lots of material to digest and john watson as usual writes in an engaging manner. The biggest drawback to the french defense is that blacks light square bishop is hemmed in by the e6 pawn.
The french, each chapter focuses on one major branch of the french defense main line winawer, classical, tarrasch, advanced, etc. I received, quite unexpectedly, many comments and opinions following the publication of my first book on the french defence. Grandmaster repertoire 15 the french defence 2 covers the most critical variation of the winawer, which occurs after the opening moves 1. The french defence a complete black repertoire nikita vitiugov publisher chess stars 2010 free ebook download as pdf file. The first world chess champion wilhelm steinitz said i have never in my life played the french defence, which is the dullest of all openings. The french defense does not challenge white and no matter how you respond to 3. French is played by chess players of all levels, including the most elite gms. Chess basics puzzles practice coordinates study coaches. An interesting decision, black gives up the exchange for one pawn and a super strong centralized bishop. It was there all along, passed over by everyone, but never found before. Its quite flexible and it offers black unbalanced positions almost in any line.
For example, alexander grischuk was employing it very successfully on. In the early 20th century, geza maroczy was perhaps the first worldclass player to make it his primary weapon against 1. Tarrasch defence extensively together and i had a fantastic plus. Play the french, watson john download world of chess. Crushing french defense the korchnoi gambit chess world. Practical chess defence quality chess chess book by. The french defence is one of the best choices a player can make for his opening repertoire, especially older players with limited study time. In this, the second of three volumes, gm john shaw turns the analytical spotlight on the french defense, advocating his own favorite weapon for white, the tarrasch variation.
Nd2 in his new book, how to beat the french defence. Shop for french defense chess books at us chess federation sales. French defense chess products shop for french defense chess. The chapter begins with a verbal description of the variations defining characteristics and a clear list of the.
We offer the widest selection of french defense chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Newest frenchdefense questions chess stack exchange. This product has been in the making for a long time, and now i am happy to share it with you. Pdf free nimzowitsch defence tournament players openings by t. Grandmaster repertoire 15 the french defence volume two.
The question is whether to delve into the classical defense which occurs after 1. The french defence a complete black repertoire chess scribd. Create a game tournaments simultaneous exhibitions. Watch the videos below to watch more detailed explanations of the opening, multiple variations, and extended lines. However, recently this variation is again in the center of attention because of the. This isnt so easy to incorporate into a chess book, since there is a wide range. The attack has thus resulted in a small material advantage q v. Black has nothing to fear on whites open bfile and castling is a safe choice. The french defence is a battle for control of the central dark squares. A method for comparing chess openings, jamal munshi, 2014 3 for ease of evaluating any given opening, we assume that there exist neutral and perfect chess openings in which each side plays a move from a set of best possible moves so that neither side gains or. The logical plan of doubling rooks on the dfile is also.
If you consider any statistically small 20 sample of chess players, regardless of standard, then you will get clustering of openings chosen. The one on new in chess publications by antic and maksimovic is excellent, although not a complete french, just a repertoire book. Thats where they each have more space, and can organise their attacks better. The french defence is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1. Watsons highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for black in the french defence against all of white. Oct 23, 2014 a complete black repertoire against 1. The clearest proclamation of this was kramniks demolition of kasparov in their london 2000 match.
This volume presents three contrasting ways of meeting whites aggressive opening system. The book contains over 300 pages and in addition, pgn files which will allow you to play along with the moves on your computer in your favourite chess program. As all major openings the french defence is full of concepts and variations. Use the french defense in chess openings by robin mansur. This opening was not popular in the 19th century as e5 was the usual answer to e4. In this, the second of three volumes, gm john shaw turns the analytical spotlight on the french defense, advocating his.
So far a book line, with a slight edge for white because black has ceded the center to some extent. Like the beginners game and the center game before it, the defense game is one of the perfect jewels of chess, something of great and everlasting beauty. If white keeps control of these squares he will stand better. The solid construction of blacks game puts the onus on positional understanding and makes it immune to sharp and tricky variations. In these notes i will give a quick rundown on the main variations of the french, and give an example line for each variation so you can get some idea of how to play for each side. With the recent explosion in chess theory, a complete volume covering all variations of the french defence would require some 1500 pages at least. In the french defense, black responds to the kings pawn opening with a slight advance his own kings pawn.
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