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Unit 8 · Chess openings
74. The French Defence
Understands the pawn chain of the French Defence.
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Understands the pawn chain of the French Defence.
The French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5. Black supports d5 with e6 and challenges White's centre.
White's clearest path is to gain space by advancing with e5: the Advance Variation. Play e5.
Black's plan is to attack the base of the chain, d4, with c5. Rule: attack a pawn chain at its base. Black's problem is the shut-in bishop on c8.
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