The man himself - Siegbert Tarrasch Hello chess24 friends! I'm International Master Lawrence Trent and I'm delighted to present my new series: French Tarrasch: A repertoire for White. The Tarrasch is an opening that has been part of my repertoire since I began playing chess. This eBook is intended as a quick reference guide, providing only the moves and evaluations of each variation, whereas the video series itself contains a more in-depth and detailed explanation of the nuances and ideas behind this solid and sound opening. The starting position of the French Tarrasch comes about after: 1. E4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♘d2. White protects the e4-pawn, and in contrast to the move 3.Nc3 he does it without giving Black the chance to pin the knight.
John Watson on the French Defense in the U S Championships. Four of the five French Defense games in the U S Championship had decisive results, with one win for White and three for Black. I’ll cover those games as well as a few examples of Tarrasch and Classical lines. French Defence. Tarrasch Variation - Download as PDF File (.pdf) or read online.
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The 'downside' to this move is that it blocks the protection of the d4-pawn, which traditionally gets challenged when Black plays c5. White must be prepared to organise his army in such a way as to be able to hold his centre together. The good news is that White is not only able to do this, but is also able to exploit his space advantage and, in a number of key lines, gain a nice little opening advantage.
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• • • >> >> Tarrasch - Guimard Variation [C04] This was an interesting month for the Guimard as we saw some action in the 2700+ crowd., Warsaw (Blitz) 2012, went 6 Bd3 f6 (more ambitious than 6.Nb4). Here White played the dubious 7 0-0?!, a pawn sacrifice that shouldn't work, but Black blundered and White came out on top. In, Beijing 2012, Black entered a slightly passive line which is better for White but playable: He ended up suffering with the worse position and then, presumably as both players began to suffer from a time shortage, White missed a powerful way to advantage, and both players made crucial errors in a complex ending which Black had the last chance to win, with a draw eventually resulting. The super GM game, Moscow (Blitz) 2012, saw a rare order in the line 4 c3 e5, i.e., 5 dxe5 dxe4 6 Qe2!?: This is undoubtedly equal, but Grischuk played a little ambitiously and probably should have stood somewhat worse. He won in the blitz complications.
• • •.dxe4 Systems - Rubinstein/Fort Knox [C10] In this column I've seldom looked at 3.dxe4 variations. These can arise via 3 Nd2 dxe4 or 3 Nc3 dxe4. Traditionally, these are played by Black at the top levels in order to get a safe game, and in some cases an early draw. I'm afraid that I have to agree with the general impression that.dxe4 is a bit passive, and it's not in line with the philosophy of most dedicated French Defence players and authors, who treat the French as a dynamic counterattacking system. But for the average player, any position that is unbalanced should be good enough to play for a win against average opposition, and of course you may simply want to avoid heavy theory. Fort Knox 5 c4 [C10] The Fort Knox, 3.dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bd7 with the idea.Bc6, was covered extensively in ChessPublishing by Neil McDonald, who then recommended it for Black in his How to Play Against 1 e4. Unfortunately, I haven't kept the reader up-to-date with 4.Bd7, in part because top players haven't seemed very interested.
This is odd, because Black gets a solid game with respectable (if not glowing) results. At any rate, the first thing to do is look at 5 c4, Tzermiadianos' recommendation in How to Beat the French Defence, which isn't covered in Neil's book, nor in ChessPublishing thus far. In, London 2012, we get to see the author's response to 5 c4. Instead of the obvious 5.Bc6, which uses up almost all the coverage in Tzermiadianos, he plays 5.Ngf6: White responds with 6 Nc3, in order not to free Black's game, but it's a trifle slow and poses little danger.
In the game, Zaragoza 2012, we see what has to be the most testing move, 6 Nxf6+, leading to this position: The verdict from this position hovers between small advantage for White and completely equal. In the game, White slowly uses his space advantage to achieve a winning game.
There are always plenty of examples of the usual 5 Nf3 Bc6 6 Bd3, and I've included a few of them within, Kilkenny 2012. This is one basic position: As in so many Fort Knox lines, Black is solid enough to prevent obvious White attacks, but has few positive prospects. The game is a particularly good illustration of how Black can sometimes create structural changes that guarantee equality. Rubinstein Variation [C10] After 4.Nxd7, we have the Rubinstein Variation, and following 5 Ngf3 Ngf6, White usually plays one of two moves, both well-represented in the Archives. In, Mexico City 2012, White chooses the most popular line, 6 Nxf6+ Nxf6, and now instead of the main moves 7 Bd3 and 7 Bg5, the modest 7 c3: This is deceptively difficult to fully equalize against, as you can see in the notes. In the game, White ends up with the bishop pair and a stable advantage.