The French Defence is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. Grandmaster Repertoire 16 - The French Defence 3 concludes this ambitious three-volume series by offering a comprehensive repertoire against the Advance, Tarrasch, and other alternatives to 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3. Drawing on more than two decades of competitive experience with the French, GM Emanuel Berg presents state-of-the-art solutions for Black.
Volume One and Volume Two of the series cover the Winawer Variation.
Emanuel Berg is a grandmaster with a peak rating of 2627. Twice Swedish Champion, he is known both for his aggressive playing style and for his thorough opening preparation. He is a lifelong devotee of the French Defence, having played it successfully for more than two decades.
Content
003 Preface
006 Key to Symbols used & Bibliography
Advance Variation
007 1) Rare 4th Moves
023 2) Introduction to Milner-Barry
043 3) Milner-Barry with 9.Nxd4
061 4) 6.Be2
077 5) Introduction to 6.a3
103 6) 9.Bb2
Tarrasch with 5.f4
123 7) Introduction
146 8) Sidelines after 7.Ndf3 Qb6
162 9) 8.g3
193 10) 8.a3
Tarrasch Universal
212 11) Introduction
226 12) 8.0-0
245 13) 8.h4
Tarrasch with 5.Bd3
268 14) Introduction
284 15) 9.exf6 Nxf6 - Sidelines
305 16) 12.Nc3
324 17) 12.g3
350 18) 12.Bg5
Exchange Variation
380 19) Introduction
397 20) 4.Nf3
Minor Lines
414 21) King’s Indian Attack
441 22) Odds and Ends
462 Variation Index |