The Killer French with GM Simon Williams - General Concepts (GingerGM) French Defense
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The French Defense is one of the most popular chess openings ever, having been played by many world chess champions and top players throughout the history of the game. The French Defense is known as one of the most solid openings black can employ against 1. e4 as black usually obtains a slightly cramped but strong position in the center with his pawns on e6 and d5. In today´s world of chess, Grandmaster Simon Williams is a leading expert on the French Defense and has been playing this system for more than 20 years! In the below chess video excerpt from the chess DVD ¨The Killer French¨ GM Williams explains many of the typical counterattacking patterns that black employs to strike at white´s center. The very nature of the French Defense dictates that white can obtain a lasting space advantage in the center with pawns on e5 and d4. The main debate is whether these pawns are a strength for white and cramp black´s position, or if these pawns are over-extended and black can obtain active counterplay against them. GM Williams does an excellent job of describing common ways for black to generate energetic pressure against white´s center in the below chess video excerpt.
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