Beat the French Defense with 3.Nc3: A Complete Repertoire for White

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In this book on the 3.Nc3 French, Harikrishna offers practical ideas from White’s perspective to make your preparation more effective.  At times, this means suggesting the 2nd or 3rd choice of the engine. He builds on the material from his earlier French course (Chessable, May 2019) and has expanded it with new analysis in all the lines, especially the 3...Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 variation. Harikrishna analyzes both 5.Nce2 and 5.f4, so that the reader may make an informed choice about their personal preference. The driving force throughout is to keep the book clear-cut and practical. A good example of a practical weapon is the deceptively simple 3…Bb4 4.exd5 line. There are also fresh and interesting suggestions against the sidelines you are likely to encounter, especially at shorter time controls. The entire Thinkers Publishing team joins with the author in wishing you enjoyment and success from this exceptional book Title page Key to Symbols Preface Introduction Chapter 1 – Odd 3rd moves Chapter 2 – 3...Nc6 4.Nf3 Chapter 3 – 3...Nc6 4.e5 Chapter 4 – Rubinstein Sidelines Chapter 5 – Rubinstein 4...Nd7 Chapter 6 – The early ...f6 break Chapter 7 – 7th move options for Black Chapter 8 – 7...Qb6 Chapter 9 – 7...Be7 8.a3 0-0 Chapter 10 – ...Be7 without ...Nc6 Chapter 11 – ...Nc6 & ...Be7 Chapter 12 – Mainline with ...Bxc5 & ...Nxc5 Chapter 13 – Quick ...a6 & ...b5 Chapter 14 – 7th move options for Black Chapter 15 – ...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 Chapter 16 – ...cxd4 & ...Qb6 (Road to tabiya) Chapter 17 – ...cxd4 & ...Qb6 (Main tabiya) Chapter 18 – The Katalymov Variation Chapter 19 – ...Nf6 & ...Ne7 Chapter 20 – ...Nc6 & ...c6