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The French
Defence
VOLUME THREE
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Preface
Thisi sth teh iarndfid n avlo luomfme y s eroinet shF er enDceehfn cweh,i chhab se en one of
thceo rnerosfmt yor neepse rtthorioruegm hyco huetcs asr eIentr h.pe r efatcote h fier vsotl ume
It alakbeodmu ytb ackgrwoiuttnhhdF e r enbcuhwt,i alvlo riedp eatthsiean mgse t ohreyra en,d
instfoecauodsn t hseu bjmeacttto eftr h per esbeonotnk a,m elyA dtvnahceeT a,r raasnctdhh e
variootuhasel rt evrentsao3 t .citli3,w hiwcahes x amitnheodr ouignth hplery e vtiwovouo sl umes.
Jusastb efortehc,eh oiocfle i nfoerBs l ahcakbs e ehne avbialsyoe ndm yo wnr eperwthoiicrhe ,
habse ehno nebdyd ecaodfce osm peteixtpievreiTh eenscdeea .yes v,e dreyc eonpte nbionogk
shoulcdh ebcefok rea dc curuasciryne gc deantta baansaden sa leynsgiisan netdsh ,oi nsie sn o
execpitoHno.w evyeorwu,i alllfis nosd o mpee rstoonuaclah necdsr eastoilvuet- tiroutneosm y
styolfce h eIsh sa.va el watyhso uogfth htFe r enacsahfi ghtoipnegn iInncg e.r tpaliancw ehse,n
mym ailni lneea tdops a rticruilsmakerysl,asy ny od b scpuorsei tIhi aovnpesr ,e seans teecdoy n,d ar
morseo laildt ernIha atvaielv mseao.d eev eerffoyr ttoa vofoirdc derda wliinngie nss,t wehaedr,e
posssiebalrec,foh rib nagl anycefietgd h tpionsgi twihoenrasena mbitpiloauycsea rn sttor ive
outphliaosyp ponent.
Althotuhgbeho oikws r itfrtoemBn l acpke'rss pemcyrt eisveeua,nr ccohv mearneiydn teresting
antde stnionvge lfotrWi heistw eh,i hcahv ael bseoe inn cluidnte hfiden iswhoerdIk n.e xtreme
casIee sv,eh na d atboa ndon mcoevreatsnap dil nat nhsha atv e bmreom uegmhotr avbilcet ories,
duteo s omuen teysettter do ublneeswio dmeThear .o ughtohupetr ocIeh sasve,en deavtoou red
remain oibnmj yea ctttievmepd tiss cttohovue el rt itmrautotefah g ivpeons oint.i
The firsotft phaer btiod seo vko ttote hdAe d vaVnacrei aHteriIeho anvc.eh osase ent w-iutph
.\W.b.6a n.dtli .c.,6 i mmedipauttetliyn g opntr hees sdu4r-Iepn ma awnnly.i nesc,o mtbhaet ive
.tli.h.6w iflaelt uirnoe u r plans,t od ienptlteohnkyedn iingoghnf t 5, w ithoobustt rutchtei ng
f8-bisahswo opu,l odc cauftre .rtli. g.e 7W.h itmea y rewsiptoihnx dh i6n s omlei nleesa,d ing
toc ompploesxi twihoeBrnalesc kb'iss hopa ndpdya niarm pioct enmtaikuaepl fo rh idsa maged
pawsnt ructure.
The largpeasrottft hbeo oiksd evottoet dhT ea rrVaasrcihaH teirIeow nilr.le commend
3. tli.f6.,w hicIh ha vfaev ourfoermd o rteh atnw o deAfctaedrte huses. u 4a.letli 5fd 7w,e r each
thceh aracFtreerniccsehtn itscrt arlu cwtiutprhae w nosne 5a ndd4 fo rW hitvee res6ua sn dd5
forB laThceke .n supionsgi ttieontndobs es trategirceaqluliayhr eiranilgmct ihhox,yf p osniatli o
antda ctaiwcanareles Bsl.ab cekg wiintssh l iglhetsslpsya ceh,ec abnu to ftens ugrepnnrgeilrsyai te
potecnotu ntye,ir npcllaudisnagc rpiiifintec hcceeees n twrhei,mc ahy t urtnht ea bcloemspt leely.
Thefi napla roftt hbeo ocko ntaania nsss orotfmm einnltoi rn freosmt, h Eex chVaanrgiea tion
to KtihenI gn'dsAi tatnta oac kv aorfig eatmyba intodst her loiffnbHeeesart.teoo ,Ih avkee pt
to stthrea otfpe lgayy aisan mgb itiaospu osslswyii btlheco oumtp romoinos bijnegcs utonivden. e ss
I woluiltkdoe e xprmeysg sr atitQuudael iCtthyoe fosrse xtending tfohret hidse adllaisnte
voluomnme o rteh aonn oec sciaoIhn a.v peu t ad egaorlfte iatma en edn erignytt ohw iosr k, and
Is incheorpetelh yre e adweirclsol n stihdweea rit toh ave wboeretnh while.
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Contents
Preefa c 3
Keyt oS ymboulsse dB ibliography 6
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AdvancVea riation
1 Rar4et Mho ves 7
2 IntrodutcoMt iilonne r-Barry 23
3 Milner-wBiat9rhtl.r lyx d4 43
4 6.ie2 61
5 Introdutco6t .iao3n 77
6 9.ib2 103
Tarrawsict5hh. f4
7 Introduction 123
8 Sidelaiftne7erttJ.s d f'\W3b 6 146
9 8.g3 162
10 8.a3 193
TarraUsncihv ersal
11 Introduction 212
12 8.0-0 226
13 8.h4 245
Tarrawsict5hh. di3
14 Introduction 268
15 9.exttJfxf66- Sidelines 284
16 12.cttJ3 305
17 12.g3 324
18 12.gi5 350
ExchaVnagrei ation
19 Introduction 380
20 4.fttJ3 397
MinoLri nes
21 KingI'nsd iAatnt ack 414
22 Oddasn dE nds 441
VariaItnidoenx 462
Ketsyoy mubsoelds
Whitiess l igbhettltye r witahna ttack
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equality !?a m ovweo rctohn sidering
witcho mpensation ?!a m ovoefd oufublvt alue
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AdvVanarciea tion
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VariIantdieoxn
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B26). c3 16
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Whitteh'ismr odv ees tabtlhibesl hoecsk ed
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Defence.
3. c.5.
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occuirnas l moaslFtlr enlcihnf eaest urtihneg
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equaliPzliamnyag yc. o nti7n.ube(4:7 .!b5
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witahc leaadrv anatnaadgn ee aspyo sition
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9. lli.d.4 !N 1.0lliex5 (01.llidx4 'Wh4!+)
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squatrheke n igmhatym ovteo e itgh4eo rr
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f5,w hitlhefe fi- lree mainsa ftoecprae snt ling.
theT arraswciht3 h. lli2d !e7e,x cetphta t
Blahcakas s trionnigt iative.
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