Chess: Understanding the French Defense (Transpositionally) Part II
1 d4 d5 2 Nc3 e6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Bg5 h6 5 Bxf6 Qxf6
6 e4 Bb4 7 Bd3 O-O 8 O-O Bxc3 9 bxc3 c5
10 Re1 Nc6 11 Rb1 cxd4 12 exd5 exd5
13 Nxd4 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjWlOJivrLHPjzOwGToUlCfARoKHW9jr8SHkSKbG7o25_dt7UC__c-en6NHmxKQ05CvG0VqLoZ3fwoLfGv0t7LHC6N6zcJs2EpnFsNuShA9bDpdLdmcJREibpeMdt9xAmFN-LGg/s320/FrenchD13.gif)
What's the game plan for White?
* Aim for an e2-e4 thrust and then capture
on d5. The idea is to isolate and weaken that
point.
What's the game plan for Black?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjWlOJivrLHPjzOwGToUlCfARoKHW9jr8SHkSKbG7o25_dt7UC__c-en6NHmxKQ05CvG0VqLoZ3fwoLfGv0t7LHC6N6zcJs2EpnFsNuShA9bDpdLdmcJREibpeMdt9xAmFN-LGg/s320/FrenchD13.gif)
* Contest for e4 and then attack d4 through
... c7-c5.
1 d4
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1 ... d5
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1 ... Nc6
2 Nc3
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It's all about e4.
2 ... e6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyYe_e3l6-Jesw0uIGo78TSKpimIEdlAjDdgIzlYqocF-KlgpV667DImC8E-m337QU83l9NHFbCuJ8pwiMiZmeBEXvyZSRzrrXUIKPtfkb2XiY9TWWErqLovcS_G786ZoMoB7kg/s320/FrenchD22.gif)
Bolsters d5, although at the c8 bishop's expense.
2 ... Nf6
2 ... f5
2 ... Bf5
2 ... c6
2 ... g6
2 ... Nc6
2 ... Nc6
2 ... c5
2 ... e5
3 Nf3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i6NFbNCdoPp_8S_nb5pLMd3fyaYp8HfJDaKEBtRlNueFbcqgyDJ7yrlY8HC9o8mltjVsq5MJGvFgheJ19U_ecQuBrJz7hUH5Xc1QCFRaHzM9GaN7evMnnfT-tTU47bR0Tde5gw/s320/FrenchD3.gif)
3 e4
3 Bf4
3 Qd3
3 ... Nf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYyaG28M1El5fhFwEcBo0qyV3F3MqPQjAwW7UWVvEIAkQAjtViUAOCPmasvkYFJVTKNTfjUKbO1OWikcDtuA9CLuHU7K11SQKSdA_LD9QW0Q0bYRCgX6MqggGrkcxx2VhxbQ-vw/s320/FrenchD33.gif)
3 ... c5
3 ... Bb4
3 ... Nc6
4 Bg5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqRJM7VD8_JS1xh3Oc0n7Xvpa-5XlA3ARTjQFLMv0nOHpFewHcreAJuRfmw4BBPD65wLkAMfyq7_yasaMzBtWqwgqm4uHTg4aXkQvzFknGCaWirLIIljwoiXudP8ddjhaRl3fiA/s320/FrenchD4.gif)
Eliminating the knight's e4 influence by pinning it
to the Queen.
4 e3
4 Qd3
4 ... h6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOEWO4WrMkhdsUZhihzAL_Pe9HoM2ECGV7DQ10MDr8kFUuYG2Yi2U3yiOO862ahAzrbJyoC2_HsaWZTtkT_8Yc1ZCgLmFsLwODrskULD9e2esGDJH34SKOcXJ2ni3IVD2dSHQWg/s320/FrenchD44.gif)
But Black immediately prompts a resolution of
the f6 pin.
4 ... Be7
4 ... Bb4
4 ... c6
4 ... Nbd7
5 Bxf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxTrG1Cnf7EFvFY5oVvsR1-SqnKTSVxrqiOITidIWmASjVwDB5jy7UXVXi6EdxZb_T8TdyEEs8LjWYIZJB0a0Tx2eP_sstHLmOzcBFni7qUfGU34iSS7BaERj6PT5Gl9HmIB5fw/s320/FrenchD5.gif)
That's one less competitor for e4.
5 Bh4
5 Bf4
5 ... Qxf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJRsk6bzh_1-8E1hOc4tRlLqsMpTyoiFj5VZIlC5NqeNIZG1a1arrS_wfgAI-szooJmKVGqINDauumPoLTiOY3vgMI3pXWVL6X_xZ55day8ipWlIFiHMnvapeoktIS-89NN6PjA/s320/FrenchD55.gif)
5 ... gxf6
6 e4
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And the key maneuver is realized!
6 e3
6 Qd3
6 a3
6 ... Bb4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u8NpFmcvfhQBXJhF0tWxi5lK8K_BVi8zoX-rkhyHZM_C66QULcR55m-szgL68CKUgv0EOwBdVG09Ja3V7GeUu9j91-Evka9AQpvT_bvVQucwyKOSQaZ2c7mUf_HlGE24sORpWw/s320/FrenchD66.gif)
Pinning the knight in order to negate its e4 influence.
Now 7 ... dxe4 is threatened.
6 ... c6
6 ... dxe4
7 Bd3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5apc8TZI8JbwzrR7a2sYYAJWDdJqYcS-63xj_7jOM0TQcIGWHu1eeOkwH3rVCqOWZw0ipuEIpX5WTpbFlh9kkYDBpwrKRgkS0ArRCSvMcqhcv-EWnIg4wLht4eEB3zuWPAAtjw/s320/FrenchD7.gif)
Support for the focal point.
7 e5
7 Bb5+
7 ... O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmfgr0hSbUCW9EG8b4i715k-XGIuebAXmIHlS-LHE1doSZ7HUNzgJBYeDwgRBNcU7gSD-Lov2vFxQdMBWDHVVHlqF2ECVa62GXcr8Xm6kk6Jt3GE83ZOK0O_lLaCCJwnGm500xw/s320/FrenchD77.gif)
7 ... dxe4
7 ... c5
8 O-O
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8 e5
8 Qd2
8 a3
8 ... Bxc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndI1CIudBZMi8QjZzSnSAhwwr6_LpP-CCxgS5l9w5iq60Ba-a7CrNI7EfKUSyNm52-PFAA-ODDZXudSKFc8q4iPkbSL5iUxlPB9fUQl-ULRIJrjlwvuJlRosATSCm7a9HGgwTeQ/s320/FrenchD88.gif)
Saddling White with double pawns.
8 ... c5
8 ... Qd8
9 bxc3
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9 e5
9 ... c5
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The attack on d4 is a critical theme for
the defense.
9 ... dxe4
9 ... Qf4
10 Re1
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Assuming a more active post.
10 Qd2
10 e5
10 Qc1
10 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVSevreSYUnSfT-fx04Vkhv4DtYe5do_MlweKxb1KsS7oD7HezFGf72S64mmwTwbAxU26FBSxlajezy1GvhxoM-nhbH9OQLHnqYFOsvBJeY-b3NoEFJfLCQYq-Rl-SEoXPhwh4A/s320/FrenchD1010.gif)
Mobilization towards d4/e5.
10 ... c4
10 ... b6
11 Rb1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieexAJOb21PAxrQsLNg1doyM1wULfHA7r-omhyH8gPv6ADroSxH0_Lg1FFesYNSOAePBolntfuquuYYrzui4-__53J37dP0PKrQSdP5_DjrnFiYT3z4ACLPoBCGgGb56QuSMiOTg/s320/FrenchD1111.gif)
Taking aim at the b7 pawn, just in case Black is
mindless enough to remove its c8 protector.
11 e5
11 Qc1
11 Bb5
11 ... cxd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkO14DMZDNaDzCfJy2J6cAgfVAnW95wodmCLSLVqTtCo3LwC4aLnaVlOjJAXFyi4bb1_yajSb5EW2OMPHel_1ZwCytcfqs4dFzmuKixFKy78IEMis_qxMvJPV8l8vsJQeq4g2MQ/s320/FrenchD11111111.gif)
11 ... c4
11 ... Rb8
11 ... b6
11 ... Rd8
12 exd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1xxA0pzZQQD3jfk_e5pqAa5l4HhpOF9cnpQ3OJilp2X_MNd7AGL49wd4G4fu-HHCBrIadXfMmHOPLYlA8iP2Jvl4fZ8c4bR0LfOOyU8bNLQRzYeBj7QYh6DLr3wZZyKuglTedg/s320/FrenchD12.gif)
12 e5
12 cxd4
12 ... exd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30EFhA34_6XxE6UszDtnuS_tCsp2lC58xN18o-GQnPr8UbkS_Fp82pTs_1hrVR0I3eaeFUvzHicJc8yag3Y-jDnSK22SuTvN4qSInTWP5eRiN5H9ASX31uFz0I0zhPBezReDoYA/s320/FrenchD1212.gif)
13 Nxd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjWlOJivrLHPjzOwGToUlCfARoKHW9jr8SHkSKbG7o25_dt7UC__c-en6NHmxKQ05CvG0VqLoZ3fwoLfGv0t7LHC6N6zcJs2EpnFsNuShA9bDpdLdmcJREibpeMdt9xAmFN-LGg/s320/FrenchD13.gif)
Centralizing the knight for the middle game.
13 cxd4
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6 e4 Bb4 7 Bd3 O-O 8 O-O Bxc3 9 bxc3 c5
10 Re1 Nc6 11 Rb1 cxd4 12 exd5 exd5
13 Nxd4 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjWlOJivrLHPjzOwGToUlCfARoKHW9jr8SHkSKbG7o25_dt7UC__c-en6NHmxKQ05CvG0VqLoZ3fwoLfGv0t7LHC6N6zcJs2EpnFsNuShA9bDpdLdmcJREibpeMdt9xAmFN-LGg/s320/FrenchD13.gif)
What's the game plan for White?
* Aim for an e2-e4 thrust and then capture
on d5. The idea is to isolate and weaken that
point.
What's the game plan for Black?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjWlOJivrLHPjzOwGToUlCfARoKHW9jr8SHkSKbG7o25_dt7UC__c-en6NHmxKQ05CvG0VqLoZ3fwoLfGv0t7LHC6N6zcJs2EpnFsNuShA9bDpdLdmcJREibpeMdt9xAmFN-LGg/s320/FrenchD13.gif)
* Contest for e4 and then attack d4 through
... c7-c5.
1 d4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbZ4msg3PXVY4H3JrJz7NMbCK46eqIz68ZNL9_fqwOI-Ksog28YJcATh7qtjqLg3H58bqRdaXjOpOQjCc7mMZPNtILso9omkPziGnz5MzwrRUOzryEaLiyqccTm1s3x9s7e3FOg/s320/FrenchD1.gif)
1 ... d5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW3oGQmdCIPdhG9_mMHDVaEZ4v85APzXFiB4Zg1AlyljNPqBpSIFuTjwRbDlkcH0-zvKMSdEQhGSNIi7EWUv0odsZb4Dyxpw4BJAze_kEI_DxaqGOhm2vfrGJFVSYMaoLXlXG3w/s320/FrenchD11.gif)
1 ... Nc6
2 Nc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHS15x2J-XexE6bGVpvEdreQSRy0_mh6ST3_UX3vQXRqBnX08rRPUQynzkiqzp3PpODzEEDs8BbONep4xSZk9XCzQZQnfkXYIhgXgvfe5OcEZlL1syTvbx8zMtwA-7_BBK7Y_sA/s320/FrenchD2.gif)
It's all about e4.
2 ... e6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyYe_e3l6-Jesw0uIGo78TSKpimIEdlAjDdgIzlYqocF-KlgpV667DImC8E-m337QU83l9NHFbCuJ8pwiMiZmeBEXvyZSRzrrXUIKPtfkb2XiY9TWWErqLovcS_G786ZoMoB7kg/s320/FrenchD22.gif)
Bolsters d5, although at the c8 bishop's expense.
2 ... Nf6
2 ... f5
2 ... Bf5
2 ... c6
2 ... g6
2 ... Nc6
2 ... Nc6
2 ... c5
2 ... e5
3 Nf3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i6NFbNCdoPp_8S_nb5pLMd3fyaYp8HfJDaKEBtRlNueFbcqgyDJ7yrlY8HC9o8mltjVsq5MJGvFgheJ19U_ecQuBrJz7hUH5Xc1QCFRaHzM9GaN7evMnnfT-tTU47bR0Tde5gw/s320/FrenchD3.gif)
3 e4
3 Bf4
3 Qd3
3 ... Nf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYyaG28M1El5fhFwEcBo0qyV3F3MqPQjAwW7UWVvEIAkQAjtViUAOCPmasvkYFJVTKNTfjUKbO1OWikcDtuA9CLuHU7K11SQKSdA_LD9QW0Q0bYRCgX6MqggGrkcxx2VhxbQ-vw/s320/FrenchD33.gif)
3 ... c5
3 ... Bb4
3 ... Nc6
4 Bg5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqRJM7VD8_JS1xh3Oc0n7Xvpa-5XlA3ARTjQFLMv0nOHpFewHcreAJuRfmw4BBPD65wLkAMfyq7_yasaMzBtWqwgqm4uHTg4aXkQvzFknGCaWirLIIljwoiXudP8ddjhaRl3fiA/s320/FrenchD4.gif)
Eliminating the knight's e4 influence by pinning it
to the Queen.
4 e3
4 Qd3
4 ... h6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOEWO4WrMkhdsUZhihzAL_Pe9HoM2ECGV7DQ10MDr8kFUuYG2Yi2U3yiOO862ahAzrbJyoC2_HsaWZTtkT_8Yc1ZCgLmFsLwODrskULD9e2esGDJH34SKOcXJ2ni3IVD2dSHQWg/s320/FrenchD44.gif)
But Black immediately prompts a resolution of
the f6 pin.
4 ... Be7
4 ... Bb4
4 ... c6
4 ... Nbd7
5 Bxf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxTrG1Cnf7EFvFY5oVvsR1-SqnKTSVxrqiOITidIWmASjVwDB5jy7UXVXi6EdxZb_T8TdyEEs8LjWYIZJB0a0Tx2eP_sstHLmOzcBFni7qUfGU34iSS7BaERj6PT5Gl9HmIB5fw/s320/FrenchD5.gif)
That's one less competitor for e4.
5 Bh4
5 Bf4
5 ... Qxf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJRsk6bzh_1-8E1hOc4tRlLqsMpTyoiFj5VZIlC5NqeNIZG1a1arrS_wfgAI-szooJmKVGqINDauumPoLTiOY3vgMI3pXWVL6X_xZ55day8ipWlIFiHMnvapeoktIS-89NN6PjA/s320/FrenchD55.gif)
5 ... gxf6
6 e4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJE0FIYvcltqGJFOCdoGH5ktUJ0PE4OrfD_aBdWvTf_irObasr2OyuCxxG0xXKB-2hycslKA1vxyEShQn1lugbsgCgUrpxi1kTm9uRMoUDDRAY6KAMzXLgPO2dvHZ8Y0g8-sINlg/s320/FrenchD6.gif)
And the key maneuver is realized!
6 e3
6 Qd3
6 a3
6 ... Bb4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u8NpFmcvfhQBXJhF0tWxi5lK8K_BVi8zoX-rkhyHZM_C66QULcR55m-szgL68CKUgv0EOwBdVG09Ja3V7GeUu9j91-Evka9AQpvT_bvVQucwyKOSQaZ2c7mUf_HlGE24sORpWw/s320/FrenchD66.gif)
Pinning the knight in order to negate its e4 influence.
Now 7 ... dxe4 is threatened.
6 ... c6
6 ... dxe4
7 Bd3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5apc8TZI8JbwzrR7a2sYYAJWDdJqYcS-63xj_7jOM0TQcIGWHu1eeOkwH3rVCqOWZw0ipuEIpX5WTpbFlh9kkYDBpwrKRgkS0ArRCSvMcqhcv-EWnIg4wLht4eEB3zuWPAAtjw/s320/FrenchD7.gif)
Support for the focal point.
7 e5
7 Bb5+
7 ... O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmfgr0hSbUCW9EG8b4i715k-XGIuebAXmIHlS-LHE1doSZ7HUNzgJBYeDwgRBNcU7gSD-Lov2vFxQdMBWDHVVHlqF2ECVa62GXcr8Xm6kk6Jt3GE83ZOK0O_lLaCCJwnGm500xw/s320/FrenchD77.gif)
7 ... dxe4
7 ... c5
8 O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgUvLqAXk0ms6hJK9XYG_r0AP-uvZRgAJsj1w8VIFNQBdyVywqn3cDX0yNxCOhnAN702zuL1OyMF1MF20NjX4rsqz34eh6jROYDJVtHT1DVJAEQIzD7OASdGj50XOKo07TpcLmg/s320/FrenchD8.gif)
8 e5
8 Qd2
8 a3
8 ... Bxc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndI1CIudBZMi8QjZzSnSAhwwr6_LpP-CCxgS5l9w5iq60Ba-a7CrNI7EfKUSyNm52-PFAA-ODDZXudSKFc8q4iPkbSL5iUxlPB9fUQl-ULRIJrjlwvuJlRosATSCm7a9HGgwTeQ/s320/FrenchD88.gif)
Saddling White with double pawns.
8 ... c5
8 ... Qd8
9 bxc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmoy9jtSC4cCCccTte3z1bTWzy0tWnvWuU3glaCpCTUI4as7T6xL27L9knnFDY3YCUXDYa5FY24iEqLDx5BQKaV-up7uDfDhbG56Svua57E7QVK1jIzJRBhkTUfunoOfRd5vs7Q/s320/FrenchD9.gif)
9 e5
9 ... c5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mS5ssexSjfHr1Ztv24jpg1XyDv32GFZsJH_jh4LWedDwNn2sBGoGbTC5c0hiTlINkhkH7uN-rcdltuXYy8vzEZWpNdPD-CaYUHOnNeEIdTuDySQ4ovMquYH-ekUk4CBV-oqsEw/s320/FrenchD99.gif)
The attack on d4 is a critical theme for
the defense.
9 ... dxe4
9 ... Qf4
10 Re1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhyphenhyphenxb_1cG_Gy4twnfjoDhGrhTa4Z7H5Y5unswYroWqnwrBez2FRQdHgwvSBrERFJZg3b4B7zOzUH8FUHG1WUmfBANAfWkWC5WzuTGnkq7bKjLQTlHptPYjOa6ukwTY6U-I7ongw/s320/FrenchD10.gif)
Assuming a more active post.
10 Qd2
10 e5
10 Qc1
10 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVSevreSYUnSfT-fx04Vkhv4DtYe5do_MlweKxb1KsS7oD7HezFGf72S64mmwTwbAxU26FBSxlajezy1GvhxoM-nhbH9OQLHnqYFOsvBJeY-b3NoEFJfLCQYq-Rl-SEoXPhwh4A/s320/FrenchD1010.gif)
Mobilization towards d4/e5.
10 ... c4
10 ... b6
11 Rb1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieexAJOb21PAxrQsLNg1doyM1wULfHA7r-omhyH8gPv6ADroSxH0_Lg1FFesYNSOAePBolntfuquuYYrzui4-__53J37dP0PKrQSdP5_DjrnFiYT3z4ACLPoBCGgGb56QuSMiOTg/s320/FrenchD1111.gif)
Taking aim at the b7 pawn, just in case Black is
mindless enough to remove its c8 protector.
11 e5
11 Qc1
11 Bb5
11 ... cxd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkO14DMZDNaDzCfJy2J6cAgfVAnW95wodmCLSLVqTtCo3LwC4aLnaVlOjJAXFyi4bb1_yajSb5EW2OMPHel_1ZwCytcfqs4dFzmuKixFKy78IEMis_qxMvJPV8l8vsJQeq4g2MQ/s320/FrenchD11111111.gif)
11 ... c4
11 ... Rb8
11 ... b6
11 ... Rd8
12 exd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1xxA0pzZQQD3jfk_e5pqAa5l4HhpOF9cnpQ3OJilp2X_MNd7AGL49wd4G4fu-HHCBrIadXfMmHOPLYlA8iP2Jvl4fZ8c4bR0LfOOyU8bNLQRzYeBj7QYh6DLr3wZZyKuglTedg/s320/FrenchD12.gif)
12 e5
12 cxd4
12 ... exd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30EFhA34_6XxE6UszDtnuS_tCsp2lC58xN18o-GQnPr8UbkS_Fp82pTs_1hrVR0I3eaeFUvzHicJc8yag3Y-jDnSK22SuTvN4qSInTWP5eRiN5H9ASX31uFz0I0zhPBezReDoYA/s320/FrenchD1212.gif)
13 Nxd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjWlOJivrLHPjzOwGToUlCfARoKHW9jr8SHkSKbG7o25_dt7UC__c-en6NHmxKQ05CvG0VqLoZ3fwoLfGv0t7LHC6N6zcJs2EpnFsNuShA9bDpdLdmcJREibpeMdt9xAmFN-LGg/s320/FrenchD13.gif)
Centralizing the knight for the middle game.
13 cxd4
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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