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French Defense Resources
The second most popular opening for black behind the Sicilian.
Here is the Wikipedia page on the French and its Variations.
French General Info
Books (FREE)
The French Defense - 10 page PDF
Internet Archive
The French Defence RELOADED - 362 Page PDF
White Repertoire for Tournament Players: French Defence - Advance Variation - Volume One: Basic Course - 178 page PDF
White Repertoire for Tournament Players: French Defence - Advance Variation - Volume Two: Advanced Course - 154 Page PDF
Free French Defense Chessable Courses
Short & Sweet: Tillis's French Defense - 17 Trainable Variations by NM Brian Tillis
Short & Sweet: Giri's French Defense - 20 Trainable Variations by GM Giri w/ 78 Min of Video
Short & Sweet: Krykun's French Defense - 21 Trainable Variations by IM Krykun w/76 Min Video
Short & Sweet: Plichta's French Defense - 26 Trainable Variations by FM Plichta w/ 2hr 8 min Video
French Defense Articles
The French Defense – The Right Way to Play It - Very Nice ichess Guide to the French w/ 3hrs embedded Videos. Many Linked Lichess Studys and explanations of Pawn structure and Variations.
The French Defense - Simplify Chess Guide (How to play it, Attack it and Counter it.)
French Defense LiChess Studies
French Defense - Listudy Page w/ links to Lichess Studys and other online Resources for those wanting to learn the French.
The French Defense - 6 Chapter Study
French Defense Repertoire - 40 Chapter Study w/ themes, and many Model Games (Really Nice)
The French Defense Variations - 28 Chapters w/ Each showing a variation.
Chess Games
French defence, Steiner variation games - 11 Games
Annotated Chess Games
Svidler, P. - Volkov, S. [C02]
Svidler, Peter (2747) - Bareev, Evgeny (2714) [C10]
Polgar, Judit (2715) - Berkes, Ferenc (2578) [C11]
Leko, Peter (2736) - Radjabov, Teimour (2624) [C12]
Lutz, Christopher (2644) - Korchnoi, Viktor (2635) [C12]
Ponomariov, R. (2727) - Ivanchuk, V. (2717) [C11]
Shirov, A. (2746) - Bareev, E. (2702) [C11]
Chessgames.com
6 Annotated Grandmaster Games using the French
108 Annotated Games using the French
Chess Puzzles by Opening
(From 10,000 Chess Puzzles)
French, Tarrasch, 3....a6 (C03) -10 puzzles
French, Tarrasch, 3....Bc6 (C04) -10 puzzles
French, Tarrasch, 3....Nf6 (C05) -10 puzzles
French, Tarrasch, 3....c5 (C07) - 10 puzzles
French, Winawer (C18) -10 puzzles
ECO- Codes (French Defence)
* C00 - 1.e4 e6 without 2.d4 (early deviations)
* C01 - 2.d4 d5 (includes the Exchange Variation, 3.exd5)
* C02 - 3.e5 (Advance Variation)
* C03 - 3.Nd2 (includes 3...Be7; C03-C09 cover the Tarrasch Variation)
* C04 - 3.Nd2 Nc6 (Guimard Variation)
* C05 - 3.Nd2 Nf6
* C06 - 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3
* C07 - 3.Nd2 c5 (includes 4.exd5 Qxd5)
* C08 - 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5
* C09 - 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6
* C10 - 3.Nc3 (includes the Rubinstein Variation, 3...dxe4)
* C11 - 3.Nc3 Nf6 (includes the Steinitz Variation, 4.e5; C11-C14 cover the Classical Variation)
* C12 - 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 (includes the MacCutcheon Variation, 4...Bb4)
* C13 - 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 (Burn Variation)
* C14 - 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7
* C15 - 3.Nc3 Bb4 (C15-C19 cover the Winawer Variation)
* C16 - 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5
* C17 - 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5
* C18 - 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 (includes the Armenian Variation, 5...Ba5)
* C19 - 3.Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3 and 7.a4
French Defense Chess Video Lessons
French Defense Opening Theory - 8 Video Playlist (2.5hrs) Hanging Pawns
Introduction to the French Defence | Kids' Class - GM Ben Finegold - 32 Min
Crush Opponents with the Rozman French Defense - 47 Min IM Levy Rozman
Play against the French Defence: The Fort Knox | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Pepe Cuenca - 53 Min
Super Tricky French Advance Variation with SO MANY TRAPS (for Black) - 22 Min
Understand the French Structures - 83 Min GM Ruslan Ponomariov
St Louis Chess Club Lectures
Effective Development | French Defense - GM Yasser Seirawan - 2013.07.03 - 48 Min
The French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | Chess Openings Explained - 57 Min
Play Like a Frenchman | Kids' Class - GM Varuzhan Akobian - 25 Min
The Voracious Winawer: Part 1 - Chess Openings Explained - 56 Min
The Voracious Winawer: Part 2 - Chess Openings Explained - 52 Min
The French Guimard: Secret Weapon to the Tarrasch - Chess Openings Explained - 45 Min
French, Winawer variation Middlegame - GM Varuzhan Akobian - 42 Min
Pawn Structure #2: French Defence | Strategy Session with Jonathan Schrantz - 25 Min
Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4
French Defence Opening Lesson - Each 10 Min Video
Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4
French Defense Game Videos (w/Analysis)
Grischuk vs Bareev 2001 - 11 Min Video (French defence with 3.e5 (Advance Variation) )
Puiras vs Berman 2001 (Part 1) (Part 2) -9 Min Videos (Master Analysis)
Adams vs Berg - 9 min Video (Tarrasch Advance variation )
Shabalov vs. Akobian | 2003 | French Defense - GM Varuzhan Akobian - 54 Min
