Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...c5/4. c3/4...Nc6/5. Nf3/5...Qb6
|French Defence: Advance Variation|
French Defence: Advance Variation
Here Black has built up quite some pressure on White's d4-pawn, luckily there are still enough defenders.
White has several options. They can:
(1) Prepare a gambit by playing 6.Bd3.
(2) Develop their pieces, but without the intention of sacrificing a pawn (6.Be2)
(3) Prepare an expansion on the queenside (6.a3).
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6
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- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.