Intermediate
The French Defense for Beginners
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Curriculum
- 1Understand The FrenchB00IntroductionFree trialMost Common Starting Position
- 23) 3...exd5 - White Exchanges the PawnC015. Bd3 / 6. O-O / 7. Re1+ (Exchange Variation)5. Bd3 / 6. O-O / 7. Nbd2 (Exchange Variation)5. Nc3 (Exchange Variation)5. h3 (Exchange Variation)4. c4 (Exchange Montecarlo Variation)
- 31) 3...e5 - White Pushes the PawnC026. Bd3 (Advance Variation)6. Be2 (Advance Variation)6. Be3 (Advance Variation)6. a3 (Advance Variation)
- 42) 3...Nc3/Nd2 - White Sends Out the KnightC033. Nd2 (Tarrasch Move Order)8. Re1 (Fort Knox Variation)8. Bg5 (Fort Knox Variation)8. Nxf6+ (Fort Knox Variation)8. Ng3 (Fort Knox Variation)
- 54) SidelinesC003. Bd3 (Schlechter Variation)2. Nf3 / 3. Nc3 (Two Knights Variation)2. Nf3 / 3. e5 / 4. b4 (Wing Gambit)2. d3 (King's Indian Attack)2. f4 (La Bourdonnais Variation)2. b3 (Horwitz Attack)2. c4 / 3. cxd5 / 4. Qb3 (Orthoschnapp Gambit)