Grandmaster Repertoire 15: The French Defence

by Emanuel Berg

Book Overview

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 aggressive opening system: 7...cxd4 leading to the notorious Winawer Poisoned Pawn; 7...0-0 8.Bd3 f5, a solid yet strategically complex system; and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907982426
• ISBN13: 9781907982422
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Quality Chess
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.5"