Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Chess: Understanding the French Defense (MacCutcheon Variation) Part I

1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Bb4 Line

What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

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1 e4

1 ... e6

2 d4

2 ... d5

3 Nc3

3 ... Nf6

4 Bg5

4 ... Bb4

5 e5

5 exd5
5 Nge2
5 f3
5 Bd3

5 ... h6

6 Bd2

6 Be3
6 Bc1
6 exf6
6 Bh4

6 ... Bxc3

6 ... Nfd7

7 bxc3

7 Bxc3

7 ... Ne4

8 Qg4

8 Bd3
8 Bc1
8 Be3

8 ... g6

8 ... g5
8 ... Kf8 9 Qf4 c5 10 Bd3 Nxd2 11 Qxd2 Qa5 12 Nf3 c4 13 Be2 Nd7
14 h4 Qa3 15 g4 a5 16 g5 b5.
8 ... Kf8 9 Qf4 c5 10 Bd3 Nxd2 11 Qxd2 Nc6 12 Nf3 c4 13 Be2 Qe7
14 a4 b6 15 g3 Ke8 16 Nh4 Kd8.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rg3 Rg8 15 Qf4 Bd7 16 Rf3 Qe7.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rg3 Rg8 15 Qf4 Bd7 16 Bh5 Be8 17 Rf3 Qe7 18 Ne2 a5 19 g4 Rh8 20 Rh1 b4 21 g5 bxc3+ 22 Rxc3 Rb8 23 Rg3 hxg5 24 hxg5 g6
25 Bf3 Qb4+.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rg3 Rg8 15 Nh3 a5 16 a3 Bd7 17 Nf4 Ne7 18 Rf3 Nf5.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rg3 Rg8 15 Nh3 a5 16 Rf3 Ne7 17 Qf4 Qe8.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rg3 Rg8 15 Nh3 a5 16 Qf4 b4 17 Bh5 Qc7.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rg3 Rg8 15 Ke1 a5 16 a3 Bd7.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rg3 Rg8 15 a3 a5 16 Ke1 Ne7 17 Qh5 Bd7.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Qf4 Bd7 15 Bh5 Qe7 16 a3 a5 17 Ne2 Rb8.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Qf4 Bd7 15 Bh5 Qe7 16 a3 a5 17 Rf3 Be8.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rf3 a5 15 a3 Ne7 16 Qf4 Nf5 17 h5 Qg5.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Be2 b5
14 Rf3 a5 15 Rg3 Rg8.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 1 Kxd2 c5 11. h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Bf1 b5
14 Ne2 a5 15 a3 Bd7 16 Nf4 b4 17 Rf3 bxc3+.
8 ... Kf8 9 Bd3 Nxd2 10 Kxd2 c5 11 h4 Nc6 12 Rh3 c4 13 Bf1 b5
14 a3 Bd7 15 Ne2 Rg8 16 Rf3 a5 17 Nf4 Ke7.

9 Bd3