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

1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 5 Bd3 c5
6 c3 Nc6 7 Ne2 cxd4 8 cxd4 f6 9 exf6 Nxf6
10 Nf3 Bd6 11 O-O Qc7 12 Bg5 O-O 13 Rc1 Ng4
14 Ng3 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 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
Chess: Understanding the French Defense
(Tarrasch Variation) Part V
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-french_115715680127627618.html

1 e4



1 ... e6



2 d4



2 ... d5



3 Nd2



3 ... Nf6



4 e5



4 Bd3
4 Ngf3
4 exd5

4 ... Nfd7



4 ... Ne4
4 ... Ng8

5 Bd3



5 c3
5 f4
5 Ngf3
5 c4
5 Ndf3

5 ... c5



5 ... b6

6 c3



6 ... Nc6



6 ... b6
6 ... cxd4

7 Ne2



7 Ngf3
7 Ndf3
7 Qg4

7 ... cxd4



7 ... Qb6
7 ... a5
7 ... f6
7 ... Be7
7 ... Rb8
7 ... Nb6
7 ... b6

8 cxd4



8 ... f6



8 ... Qb6
8 ... Nb6
8 ... a5

9 exf6



9 Nf4
9 f4

9 ... Nxf6



9 ... Qxf6

10 Nf3



10 f4
10 O-O

10 ... Bd6



10 ... Qc7
10 ... Qb6

11 O-O



11 Bf4
11 a3

11 ... Qc7



11 ... O-O
11 .. Qb6

12 Bg5



12 Nc3
12 g3
12 h3
12 Re1
12 Bd2

12 ... O-O



13 Rc1



13 Bh4
13 Nc3
13 Ng3

13 ... Ng4



13 ... Bd7
13 ... h6
13 ... a6
13 ... Nh5

14 Ng3



14 h3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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