Beskrivelse
Contents
1st DVD: The Advance Variation and Tarrasch Variation
Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1: DVD Introduction
- 2: Introductory Game L.Ljubojevic – M.Gurevich
- 3: Basic Strategic Ideas: Part 1. …c5 and ..f6 plus others
- 4: Basic Strategic Ideas: Part 2. The light squared bishop dance.
Chapter 2: The French Defence: Advance Variation
- 1: Introduction
- 2: 1st Introductory Game: A.Shabalov – A.Shirov
- 3: 2nd Introductory Game: A.Grischuk – N.Short
- 4: Theory A: 5…Bd7 6 a3?! Too Slow!
- 5: Theory B: 5…Bd7 6 Be2 Better but Black is still ok!
- 6: Theory C: Early Deviations from White
Chapter 3: The French Defence: Tarrash Variation with 3…Nf6: White plays 5 f4: Black replies with an early …a5: The Most Dangerous Plan.
- 1: Introduction
- 2: 1st Introductory Game: V.Hansen – D.Buzmann
- 3: 2nd Introductory Game: B.Mongontuul – Y.Benitah
- 4: Theory A: 8…a5!? a-pawn Battering ram!
- 5: Theory B: White avoids playing c3.
Chapter 4: The French Defence: Tarrash Variation with 3…Nf6: White plays 5 Bd3 and 7 Ne2: The Most Popular Choice.
- 1: Introduction
- 2: 1st Introductory Game: J.Emms – S.Williams
- 3: 2nd Introductory Game: A.Persson – E.Berg
- 4: Theory A: 11…Qc7 12 Bg5 0-0 13 Bh4 Still popular after all these years
- 5: Theory B: 11…Qc7 12 Bg5 0-0 13 Rc1 The modern concern
- 6: Theory C: 11…Qc7 12 g3 Please let me swap off dark square bishops!
- 7: Theory D: 9 Nf4!? Greedy and Dangerous
- 8: Theory E: Early Deviations from White
Chapter 5: The French Defence: Tarrash Variation with 3…Nf6: The Universal System: 7 Ngf3 Be7 8 0-0 a5!
- 1: Introduction
- 2: 1st Introductory Game: G.Botta – S.Williams
- 3: 2nd Introductory Game: S.Erenburg – S.Williams
- 4: Theory A: 8…a5 9 a4 Safe and solid
- 5: Theory B: 8…a5 9 Re1 Fun and Games!
