When Viktor Moskalenko’s 'The Flexible French' appeared in 2008, it caused a sensation. It was hailed by reviewers from all over the world as eye-opening, full of new ideas, easy to read, sparkling, and inspirational.
Time has not stood still, and the popular French Defence has seen a lot of new theoretical developments, not few of which were inspired by 'The Flexible French'. Seven years after its publication, Viktor Moskalenko has decided to fully revise, update and extend his modern classic.
The Even More Flexible French has largely the same structure as its predecessor, but the content is fully up-to-date on the latest theory. There are twelve new chapters on lines that have grown in importance, 28 more games, and throughout Moskalenko has found hundreds of improvements, alternatives, new ideas and fresh weapons that will delight and surprise the reader.
The book contains a more or less complete French repertoire for Black. Yet Moskalenko also presents quite a few weapons and opportunities for White. The Ukrainian Grandmaster’s analysis is, as before, high-level, his touch has remained light and fresh.
Content
006 Explanation of Symbols
007 On ‘The Even More Flexible French’
008 Foreword
010 Seven Symbols
011 Part One - Advance Variation - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
013 Chapter 1 - Looking for Satisfaction: 5...Qb6 6.a3 Nh6
031 Chapter 2 - Bringing the King’s Knight Straight into Play: 5...Nh6/5...Nge7
038 Chapter 3 - Don’t Touch the French Bishop on c8!: 4.../5...Bd7
044 Chapter 4 - The Problematic 6.Bd3
050 Chapter 5 - A Dynamic Set-up against Nimzowitsch’s Gambit: 4.Qg4
055 Chapter 6 - Labyrinths of the Old System: 6...c4
085 Part Two - Tarrasch Variation - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2
087 Chapter 7 - Beyond Tarrasch: 3...Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7
097 Chapter 8 - Salto Mortale: 9.Nf4
103 Chapter 9 - Fianchetto versus Symmetry: 7.Ngf3 g6
113 Chapter 10 - Plan with the Exchange Bc8xBf1: 6...b6
123 Chapter 11 - A Pawn Wedge: 5.f4
139 Chapter 12 - Romanishin Variation: 3...Be7
161 Chapter 13 - A French-Scandinavian Hybrid: 3...c5 4.exd5 Qxd5
177 Part Three - Classical System - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
178 Chapter 14 - Morozevich’s Resources: 4.e5 Nfd7
195 Chapter 15 - The Proper Scope of the Move 7...Be7
207 Chapter 16 - Use Your Own Head in the French!: 8...Qb6
219 Chapter 17 - A Legendary Pin: 4.Bg5 Bb4
250 Chapter 18 - Russian Roulette: 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5
267 Part Four - Winawer Variation - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
269 Chapter 19 - My System in the Winawer: 4.e5 b6 5.Qg4 Bf8
278 Chapter 20 - The Old Winawer: 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7
291 Chapter 21 - Black Queen Blues (Portisch/Hook Variation): 6...Qa5
319 Part Five - Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Chess Players
320 Chapter 22 - How to Break the Symmetry (the Exchange French): 3.exd5
332 Chapter 23 - King’s Indian Attack: 2.d3 d5
338 Chapter 24 - Weathering the Storm: 3...Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 0-0
343 Chapter 25 - Kortchnoi’s Wedge: 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4
346 Chapter 26 - R\u233? ti/Papa Gambit: 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2
355 Game List
358 Index of Variations
363 Biography/Bibliography
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