If you have disabled Java for your browser, use the Site Map (linked in the header and footer).

Chessville
logo by
ChessPrints

Advertise
with
Chessville!!

Advertise to
thousands
of chess
fans for
as little
as $25.

Single insert:
$35
x4 insert:
@ $25 each.

From the
Chessville
Chess Store

From the
Chessville
Chess Store

The French Defense

Online Resources
 

INTRODUCTIONS/OVERVIEWS

ECO Codes/Variation Names - C00-C19

Chessville - Three Part Introduction Covering History, All Main Lines, Includes Variation-Specific Database Downloads

Northgate Chess Club of Seattle - Introduction/Overview

Exeter Chess Club - Tutorial: Ideas Behind the French

Exeter Chess Club - French Defence For Beginners

CHESSPLAYER - Overview/Tutorial

The French Defence - Introduction/Overview

ChessKids - Intro/Overview Targeting kids (pdf)

VARIATION-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS

Northgate Chess Club - Introduction by variation.

Northgate Chess Club - Essay & Games on the Exchange Variation

IECG Gambit Corner - The Winawer Gambit: Poisoned Pawn

Tarrasch Variation - Analysis

Diemer-Duhm Gambit - 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c4  or  1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.e4

ANNOTATED GAMES

Chess Poster - Play Over a Classical Steinitz game between Short-Korchnoi

Resevski-Vaskoncelos, 1994 - Interesting Game in the Advance Variation

Levitzky S. - Marshall F., Breslau 1912 - Paulson Variation

Bronstein-Goldenov, Kiev 1944 - Classical/MacCutcheon Variation

Chess Siberia - Three GM Games

GAME DATABASES & DOWNLOADS

Chess World - Games Database for Advance, Exchange, KIA, Tarrasch, & Winawer variations

Games Organized By ECO Code

French Defense (C02) - 323 Games, Interactive Boards

Chessbase File - Summary of Responses by a Player Bored With the French

COMMERCIAL SITES

Chess Publishing - Commercial Site Selling GM Opening Analysis

Chess Cafe - French Defense themed t-shirt for sale

search tips

The
Chessville
Chess Store

Chess

 

Reference
Center

The Chessville
 Weekly
The Best Free
Chess
Newsletter
On the Planet!

Subscribe
Today -
It's Free!!

The
Chessville
Weekly
Archives

Discussion
Forum

Chess Links

Chess Rules

Visit the
Chessville
Chess Store