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The Marshall variation in The French! – NM Dana Mackenzie – ChessTerra.com

The Marshall variation in The French! – NM Dana Mackenzie

November 19, 2014 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Learn From Your Fellow Amateurs 5 – NM Dana Mackenzie, from the ChessLecture series.

All levels of ability will learn from this late middle game – pre endgame transition. The game features the French Defense “Marshall variation”, but it’s all about the middle game and Dana is keen to show that pieces and players should not be pushed around simply because your opponent has made a threat.

Saving lost games is also mentioned and we see Dana’s enthusiasm for this area, showing the need to be able to fight for these half points with a checklist of rules for maximizing the chances for genuine counter play. “Look for annoying little threats” is a nice little snippet of wisdom when seeking counter play.

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