please teach me french defence

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ankurkhatri

i have to play french defence in tournaments . is there someone who wiil explain me ?

corum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Defence

corum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IjmZ7DL20o

beautifulWorld

hey ... first learn the opening from youtube ... then watch many games played by grandmasters based on french defence ... youtube is really a great help ...  

ChessPlayinDude47

It is my opinion that deer in any country should not be fenced-in, particularly France, therefore I strongly urge you to stay away from the French Deerfence, and I urge my fellow man and my fellow woman and my fellow parakeets to work towards tearing down defences.

SmyslovFan

Old joke, Huey. The French once had the greatest army in the world. Today, the French are often at the forefront along with the US in UN actions.

The Paris attack last November makes the joke even less funny.

Pulpofeira

I know I repeat myself, but they had enough guts to give their royals what they deserved.

ChessPlayinDude47
HueyWilliams wrote:
ChessPlayinDude47 wrote:

It is my opinion that deer in any country should not be fenced-in, particularly France, therefore I strongly urge you to stay away from the French Deerfence, and I urge my fellow man and my fellow woman to work towards tearing down defences.

So you wish to De-Fence France?

Yep, unless you want to get lazy with the Jalfrezi.

ChessPlayinDude47

I realize this has nothing to do with anything and that is everything for no one.

ChessPlayinDude47

Now has anyone seen my grey socks? I'm late for a concert.

ChessPlayinDude47
Pulpofeira wrote:

I know I repeat myself, but they had enough guts to give their royals what they deserved.

Oh deer, sounds dangerous.

WeLearnChess

GM Simon Williams has several free videos explaining different lines in the French on his YouTube Channel. Search for French on his channel and you'll get the most relavant vids. You should know that he has a highly attacking style, so if you're looking for other ways to play the French, you might look elsewhere, but this seems like a great place to start. Good luck. 

ceratifan
ankurkhatri wrote:

i have to play french defence in tournaments....

Why?

ChessPlayinDude47
HueyWilliams wrote:

Or--perhaps more aptly--like this:

  What a baguette...

WeLearnChess
HueyWilliams wrote:

A highly attacking style for the French...hm.

I know it sounds funny, given that most French Defense positions seem ridiculously passive. But there are some lines that Black can play to be more aggressive. I don't like playing the French myself, as I find that it is usually too passive for my taste, but if I went through Simon's vids I'm sure I'd feel more comfortable with it. Anyway I was just trying to help respond to the OP.  

Pulpofeira
ChessPlayinDude47 escribió:
Pulpofeira wrote:

I know I repeat myself, but they had enough guts to give their royals what they deserved.

Oh deer, sounds dangerous.

It was indeed.

WeLearnChess

lol

kingsrook11
HueyWilliams wrote:

The second you hear a shot, run!

There were 1.4 million French military deaths in WW1, or 4% of the population. That is considerably more sacrifice than America has ever had to make in defence of their country.