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Friday, September 01, 2006

Chess: Understanding the French Defense (Tarrasch Variation) Part V

1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nc6 4 Ngf3 Nf6 5 e5 Nd7
6 Be2 f6 7 exf6 Qxf6 8 Nf1 Bd6 9 Ne3 O-O
10 O-O Qg6 11 g3 Nf6 12 Nh4 Qe8 13 f4 Ne7
14 Ng4 Ne4 Line

What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-french-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-french-defense_01.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-french_115715315316288897.html

1 e4

1 ... e6

2 d4

2 ... d5

3 Nd2

3 ... Nc6

4 Ngf3

4 c3
4 Bb5

4 ... Nf6

4 ... g6
4 ... Nh6
4 ... Bd7
4 ... dxe4
4 ... b6

5 e5

5 Bd3

5 ... Nd7

5 ... Ne4

6 Be2

6 Nb3
6 Bb5
6 c3
6 Bd3
6 g3
6 b3
6 c4

6 ... f6

6 ... Be7
6 ... b6
6 ... a6
6 ... Ncb8

7 exf6

7 ... Qxf6

7 ... Nxf6

8 Nf1

8 Nb3

8 ... Bd6

8 ... b6
8 ... e5

9 Ne3

9 Bg5

9 ...O-O

9 ... b6
9 ... Qf7

10 O-O

10 ... Qg6

10 ... Nb6

11 g3

11 c4
11 Re1

11 ... Nf6

12 Nh4

12 ... Qe8

12 ... Qf7

13 f4

13 ... Ne7

14 Ng4

14 c3
14 Nf3

14 ... Ne4

14 ... Bd7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the French Defense (Tarrasch Variation) Part IV

1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 a6 4 Ngf3 c5 5 exd5 exd5
6 Be2 c4 7 O-O Bd6 8 b3 cxb3 9 axb3 Ne7
10 Re1 Nbc6 11 Nf1 O-O 12 Ne3 h6 13 c3
13 ... Be6 14 Bd3 Line

What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-french-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-french-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-french-defense_01.html
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part V
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-french_115715680127627618.html

1 e4