Looking for solid chess openings you can play as Black? 🤔 Look no further than The French Defense, a great response to 1. e4. Learn everything all you need to know about this chess opening with GM Susan Polgar – get instant access now with 35% off. â–ºhttps://ichs.co/2CDgABT
The French Defense is a fantastic chess opening to add to your repertoire because it is extremely solid. It begins with the moves 1. e4 e6. Black should have an easy time emerging from the early moves with good, active, play in the center. From beginner to expert, the French Defense is a suitable choice, used by countless top players including Mikhail Botvinnik, Ulf Andersson, Viktor Korchnoi, Vassily Ivanchuk, Hikaru Nakamura and the current World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen
This chess video excerpt from GM Susan Polgar’s DVD ¨Master the French, Part 3 of 3¨ focuses specifically on all lines of the French Defense starting with 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 – including 3. ..Bb4; 3. ..dxe4; 3. ..Nf6 4. e5; and 3. ..Nf6 4. Bg5.
GM Polgar explains that these lines are the most critical variations for black and you should definitely be prepared to meet them if you are playing the French Defense. GM Susan Polgar is a 4-time Women’s World Chess Champion and 5-time Olympiad Champion and has consistently employed the French Defense at the highest levels of chess.
To explain this chess opening’s variations, in this video Susan takes a look from White’s perspective. How can White respond after Black plays 3. Nf6, the Steinitz Variation? Yuo’ll learn all the variations you need to know, starting with 4. e5 or 4. Bg5.
Later, in the full course, Susan gives her recommendations for Black based on her expert knowledge and experience with this chess opening.
While the French can get complicated at times, GM Susan Polgar still recommends it for all levels because there is no need to simply memorise endless lines of theory – you can play the French Defense so long as you have a good knowledge of the general strategies behind it, the typical pawn structures that arise and the common tactical motifs.
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