The wait is over. Finally it's here... the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson's Play the French - the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years!
Watson's highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White's recognized options. Just as in previous editions, Watson often arms the reader with not just one, but a choice of two or sometimes even three choices against the main lines. He also provides a thorough grounding on the positional and tactical aspects of the opening, and outlines the typical plans for both White and Black. Watson is renowned for his creativity and expertise in the opening, and once again this edition features an abundance of innovative ideas for Black. Watson also provides an update of many other lines he considered in previous editions.
- A French Defence repertoire for Black
- State-of-the-art coverage of the key lines
- Packed with new ideas and critical analysis
International Master John Watson is a highly respected and award-winning chess writer, whose books have received much praise from reviewers and players alike.
Content:
005 Bibliography
007 Introduction
009 1 Advance Variation: Introduction and Traditional Lines
042 2 Advance Variation: 6 a3
062 3 Advance Variation with 5 ... Nh6
082 4 Tarrasch Variation: Introduction to 3 ... Nf6 with 5 Bd3
113 5 Tarrasch Variation: Main Lines with 5 Bd3
141 6 Tarrasch Variation with 5 f4
167 7 Winawer Variation: Fourth Moves
205 8 Winawer Variation: Fifth Moves
229 9 Winawer Variation: Poisoned Pawn Variation
261 10 Winawer Variation: Positional Main Lines
287 11 Winawer Variation: Portisch-Hook Variation
311 12 Exchange Variation
337 13 Classical Variation with 4. e5
364 14 MacCutcheon: Introduction
379 15 MacCutcheon: Main Lines with 6 Bd2
395 16 King's Indian Attack
413 17 Uncommon Early Moves
429 Index of Variations
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