As Black

French Defence · Intermediate

...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. Opponent's mistake · 4.Nxd4

   1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 d4 4.Nxd4 Qxd4

2. Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack · 5...Qb6 6.Be3

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Be3 Qxb2 7.Nbd2 c4 8.Be2 Qxc3

3. Knight Variation

   1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Bb5+ Nc6 5.Bxc6+ bxc6

4. Exchange Variation, Svenonius Variation

   1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O

5. Exchange Variation · 3...exd5 4.Nf3

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

6. Advance Variation

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

7. Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System

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

8. Exchange Variation · 4...Nf6 5.Nf3

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

9. Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack · 3...c5 4.c3

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

10. Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Main Line

    1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 Bd7