Vitiugov, The French Defence - A complete Black Repertoire

Contents

Preface 7

Part 1. White avoids the main lines
1.e4 e6

1 2.b3; 2.f4 10
2 2.d3; 2.Qe2 12
3 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3; 3.e5 18
4 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 23
5 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 25

Part 2. The Advance Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6

6 6.Be2 31
7 6.Bd3 37
8 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 cxd4 8.Bxh6; 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Be3 40
9 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Bb2 44
10 6.a3 Bd7 48

Part 3. The Rubinstein Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7

11 5.g3 54
12 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Nxf6 Nxf6 8.Bd2; 8.Bxf6; 8.Be3 56
13 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Nxf6 Nxf6 8.Bh4 61
14 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6 Nxf6 7.g3; 7.Bd3; 7.Be2; 7.Be3 71
15 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6 Nxf6 7.c3 80
16 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 87
17 4.?3 101
18 4.e5 103
19 4.Ngf3 113
20 4.Bd3 126

Part 5. The Tarrasch Variation with 3...c5
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5

21 4.c3; 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.dxc5 136
22 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 139
23 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.Bb3; 7.Qe2 146
24 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 151

Part 6. The Winawer Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.N?3 Bb4

25 Various without 4.e5 163
26 4.e5 b6; 4...c5 5.Qg4; 5.dxc5; 5.Bd2 173
27 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Bd3; 7.h4; 7.a4; 7.Nf3 182
28 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 189

Part 7. The Steinitz Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.N?3 Nf6

29 4.Bd3; 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2; 5.Nf3 205
30 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 217

Afterword 228