Chess: Understanding the French Defense (Exchange Variation) Part I

1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5 4 Nf3 Nf6 5 Ne5 Bd6
6 Nc3 O-O 7 Be2 c5 8 Nb5 Be7 9 O-O Nc6
10 Be3 Be6 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 exd5



3 ... exd5



3 ... Qxd5

4 Nf3




4 Bd3
4 c4
4 Nc3
4 Bf4
4 c3
4 Qf3
4 Qe2+
4 Be3

4 ... Nf6




4 ... Nc6
4 ... Bd6
4 ... Bg4
4 ... c6
4 ... Bf5
4 ... Be7
4 ... c5

5 Ne5



5 Bd3
5 Bg5
5 c4
5 Nc3
5 c3
5 Be2

5 ... Bd6




5 ... Ne4
5 ... Be7
5 ... h6

6 Nc3



6 Be2
6 Bd3
6 Bf4
6 Nd3
6 Bg5
6 Nd2
6 g3
6 Nf3

6 ... O-O



6 ... Qe7
6 ... Nbd7
6 ... h6

7 Be2




7 Bg5
7 Bf4

7 ... c5



7 ... Re8
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... c6

8 Nb5



8 Nf3
8 Bg5
8 Be3
8 O-O

8 ... Be7




8 ... cxd4
8 ... Re8

9 O-O



9 Be3
9 dxc5
9 Bg5
9 Bf4

9 ... Nc6



9 ... Nc6
9 ... a6
9 ... Ne4

10 Be3



10 Bf4
10 b3
10 Bg5

10 ... Be6



10 ... Ne4
10 ... a6
10 ... cxd4
10 ... Bf5
10 ... Re8
10 ... Nxe5

11 Bf4 Rc8 12 dxc5 Bxc5 13 c3 Ne4 14 Nxc6 bxc6
15 Nd4 Qf6 16 Be3 Bd7 17 f3 Nd6 18 Qd2 Rfe8
19 Bd3 h6.

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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