Starting Out: The French,9781857442298

Starting Out: The French

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ISBN13: 9781857442298
ISBN10: 1857442296
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-01
Publisher(s): Everyman Chess
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Summary

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 in the centre, and a structure that is incredibly difficult to break down. In this user-friendly book, International Master Byron Jacobs revisits the basic principles behind the French Defence and all of its variations. Throughout the reader is helped along by a wealth of notes, tips, warnings and exercises. This book is ideal for the improving player.

Author Biography

International Master Byron Jacobs is a successful chess author and journalist who has written extensively on all aspects of the game. He is the commissioning editor for Everyman Chess.

Table of Contents

Bibliography 6(1)
Introduction 7(2)
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5
3 Nc3 Bb4: Winawer Variation
The Winawer with Qg4
9(18)
The Winawer: Positional Main Lines
27(21)
The Winawer: Other Lines
48(14)
3 Nc3 Nf6: Classical Variation
4 e5: Modern Variation
62(12)
4 Bg5 dxe4: The Burn Variation
74(14)
4 Bg5 Others: Classical and McCutcheon
88(20)
3 Nd2: Tarrasch Variation
The Tarrasch with 3...Nf6
108(12)
The Tarrasch with 3...c5
120(14)
The Tarrasch: Others
134(8)
Others
The Advance Variation
142(15)
The Rubinstein Variation and Others
157(16)
Index of Variations 173(2)
Index of Complete Games 175

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