As Black

French Defence · Advanced

...e6 and ...d5 to attack e4. A solid structure: Black often counterattacks with ...c5 against White's pawn chain.

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Lines

1. Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 13.Bxd7+ Bxd7

2. Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Be2 dxc4

3. Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5

4. Wing Gambit

   1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4 cxb4 5.a3 bxa3 6.d4 Nc6

5. Advance Variation

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nf3 Ne7

6. Exchange Variation · 3...exd5 4.Bd3

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bg5 h6

7. Advance Variation, Main Line

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6

8. Exchange Variation · 2...d5 3.exd5

   1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.Bg5 c6 7.Bd3 h6

9. Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6

10. Alekhine-Chatard Attack

    1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 h6 7.Bxe7 Qxe7