The Voracious Winawer: Part 1 – Chess Openings Explained

June 30, 2016 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Saint Louis Chess ClubThu, June 30, 2016 5:00pmURL:
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Jonathan Schrantz begins to cover the Winawer Variation of the French Defence. There are many sidelines here; can they all be covered?

2016.06.27
Jordi Ayza Ballester vs Andres Rodriguez Vila, VIII Sants Open (2006): C17 French, Winawer, advance, Bogolyubov variation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1437272
Konstantin Landa vs Arcadia Naiditsch, French Team Championship (2013): C17 French, Winawer, advance, Bogolyubov variation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1719517
Fabiano Caruana vs Samuel Shankland, US Chess Championships (2016): C19 French, Winawer, advance, poisoned pawn variation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1819715

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