French, Winawer variation Middlegame – GM Varuzhan Akobian

October 30, 2015 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows a game he played for the Saint Louis Arch Bishops in the U.S. Chess League. Navigate the Winawer variation of the French in the middlegame.

2015.10.27
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