Advance and Other Anti-French Variations - A Bratsford Chess Book

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd.- An Imprint of Chrysalis Books Group, 2003. Second Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2. 159 Pages Including Index of Variations and an Index of Games. No marks and interior text and illustration pages are bright, tight, and white. The French Defense remains one of the most popular strategies to use against White King's pawn opening; top class grandmasters such as Korchnoi, Morozevich, Bareev, and Short continue to practice it with success. Grandmaster Lev Psakhis, a former Soviet champion who has written extensively on this gambit, now shows how to counter it. In the second volume of his three-part series on the French Defense, he covers the aggressive 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 tactic, as well as a number of other "Anti-French" lines, including the King's Indian Attack and Exchange variations. A wealth of illustrated games as well as up-to-date theory also provide valuable instruction that will help chess players master these winning techniques. Contents: Preface, Symbols and Abbreviations, Rare Continuations, 2: 1 e4 e6 2 d3, Exchange Variation 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5, Exchange Variation 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5 4ltJf3!?, Advance Variation 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5, Advance Variation 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 c5 4 c3ltJc6 sltJf3, Advance Variation 1 e4 e6 2 d4 as 3 e5 es 4 c3ltJc6 5ltJf3 .td7, and Advance Variation 1 e4 e6 2 d4 as 3 e5 c5 4 c3ltJc6 sltJf3 ~6!?, and Index of Variations Index of Games.