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French Defense

A favorite of defensive players, in the French Defense black gives up central space in exchange for a strong pawn chain. Black usually attacks from the queen's side or center. e4 ... e6 d4 ... d5

On sale french defense books

Flexible French: Strategic Explanations & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Players  NEW! Viktor Moskalenko   This new book introduces some fresh strategies with surprising twists and turns in the French Defense for both black and white.... [read more]

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Play the French, 3rd (Cadogan Chess Books) John Watson

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Starting Out: The French (Starting Out - Everyman Chess) Byron Jacobs

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French Advance  NEW! Tony Kosten

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The French Tarrasch (Batsford Chess Opening Guides)  NEW! John Emms

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Advance and Other Anti-French Variations Lev Psakhis

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French Classical (Everyman Chess) Byron Jacobs

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French Defence 3Nc3 Bb4 Lev Psakhis,John Sugden

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French Defence 3Nd2 (Batsford Chess Book) Lev Psakhis

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French Defense 2, New and Forgotten Ideas (v. 2) Nikolay Minev

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French Winawer (Everyman Chess) Neil McDonald

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The Classical French Eduard Gufeld,Oleg Stetsko

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The Main Line French: 3 Nc3 (Gambit Chess) Steffen Pedersen

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Winning With The French Wolfgang Uhlmann

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The Spectator Book of Chess: An Anthology 2001-2004 $19.95

The Sunday Times Book Of Chess $19.95

World Chess Championship 1957 and 1958 (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics) $29.95

The World Chess Championship 1954 (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics) $29.95