French Defence 3.Nc3 Bb4 - 2nd hand

Past and present, the French Defence has been and remains a popular choice against White’s king’s pawn opening. Top-class grandmasters such as Korchnoi, Morozevich, Bareev and Short continue to practise it with success. Since the publication of The Complete French in 1992 – a highly acclaimed standard work – the volume of theory has increased to such an extent that the author has now divided his material into three volumes.

In the third volume of his series on the French Defence, Lev Psahis analyses the Winawer Variation: 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4. Pioneered in the classic games of Nimzowitsch and Botvinnik, this system is today championed by such leading players as Nigel Short, Alexander Khalifman, Predrag Nikolic, Smbat Lputian, Rafael Vaganian and many more.

A lifelong adherent of this opening, Psakhis maintains that the Winawer is the most complex variation not only in the French Defence but perhaps in the whole of chess opening theory. To do full justice to its strategic and tactical range, he provides a wealth of illustrative games, critically annotated with the most up-to-date theoretical refinements. Whether you are for or against the French, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide available today.

Grandmaster Lev Psakhis is a former Soviet champion, now living in Israel. He has been a lifelong adherent of the French Defence and has served as trainer to world no.1 woman player Judit Polgar. He is author of Batsford's The Complete French (1992) and The Complete Benoni (1995).

• Casa editrice Batsford
• Code 5005us
• Anno 2003
• Pagine p. 256
• Isbn 0-7134-8841-7