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?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(King's Indian Attack)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/04/chess-understanding-french-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Winawer Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-french-defense_30.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Steinitz Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french_115663318161522094.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Classical Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french_115663144978010132.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Advance Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french_115663038832365852.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french-defense_26.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(MacCutcheon Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french-defense_25.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Milner Barry Gambit)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-french-defense.html

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.

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Chess: Understanding the French Defense (Steinitz Variation)

1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(King's Indian Attack
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/04/chess-understanding-french-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Exchange Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french_115663846957406107.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Steinitz Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french_115663318161522094.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Classical Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french_115663144978010132.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french-defense_26.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(MacCutcheon Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french-defense_25.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Winawer Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-french-defense_30.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Advance Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french_115663038832365852.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Milner Barry Gambit)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-french-defense.html

1 e4



1 ... e6



2 d4



2 ... d5



3 Nc3



3 ... Nf6



4 e5



4 ... Nfd7



4 ... Ne4
4 ... Ng8

5 f4



5 Nce2
5 Nf3
5 Qg4

5 ... c5



5 ... Nc6

6 Nf3




6 Nce2
6 dxc5

6 ... Nc6




6 ... a6
6 ... Qb6
6 ... cxd4

7 Be3



7 Ne2
7 dxc5
7 Be2

7 ... cxd4



7 ... a6
7 ... Qb6
7 ... Be7
7 ... b6
7 ... f6
7 ... Rb8
7 ... Qa5

8 Nxd4



8 ... Bc5



8 ... Qb6
8 ... Nxd4
8 ... a6
8 ... Nb6
8 ... Nc5
8 ... Be7
8 ... Qa5

9 Qd2



9 a3
9 Be2

9 ... O-O



9 ... Nxd4
9 ... Bxd4
9 ... a6

10 O-O-O



10 g3
10 Be2

10 ... a6



10 ... Nxd4
10 ... Bxd4
10 ... Qe7

11 h4



11 Kb1
11 Nb3
11 Qf2
11 Be2
11 Nce2
11 g4

11 ... Nxd4




11 ... Qc7
11 ... Bxd4

12 Bxd4



12 ... b5



13 Rh3



13 h5
13 Kb1
13 Bxc5
13 Qe3
13 Ne2

13 ... b4



13 ... Bb7
13 ... Qb6

14 Na4



14 Ne2

14 ... Bxd4



15 Qxd4



15 ... a5




15 ... f6
15 ... Qa5

16 Bb5



16 Kb1
16 c4

16 ... Rb8



17 Bd3




17 Bxd7
17 Be2
17 c4

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