Yevseev: Fighting the French: A New Concept Strategie Chapter 6: 1

Chapter 6: 1

and slightly clumsy

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The idea behind this gambit is actually quite serious: by eliminating the black c-pawn and aiming for a rapid development of his queenside

it revolutionized chess opening books

Yevseev: Fighting the French: A New Concept Strategie Chapter 6: 1GM Yevseev suggests a new concept of combating the French. White plays 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 and then he deploys his pieces according to the scheme Ngf3, Bd3, c3, 00, against almost anything that Black may play. This will usually lead to exchanges in the centre and the appearance of an isolated queens pawn for White. Contents Preface Part 1. The Rubinstein Variation: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 1 Various, 4 Nf6 2 4 Bd7 3 4 Nd7 Part 2. All Other