French Advance: 2nd Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781857443912)

The Advance Variation is a popular and direct way of meeting the ultra-solid French Defence. Very early on in the game White opts to fix the pawn structure and establishes a genuine space advantage, upon which he later hopes to mount a serious attack. This method of playing against the French Defence has become a firm favourite amongst uncompromising Grandmasters such as Alexei Shirov, England's Nigel Short and the rising star in Russia, Alexander Grischuk. In this book openings expert Sam Collins explains the strategy and tactics of this dynamic opening, studying both the main lines as well as the more offbeat variations. Through the use of model games for both White and Black, he provides a thorough grounding in the key plans and ideas, so that readers can quickly and confidently begin to use the French Advance in their own games.

Author: Sam Collins
ISBN-10: 1857443918
ISBN-13: 9781857443912
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2006
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.08w x 0.49d