I have been looking at French repertoires recently, and thought it was
useful for my own amusement at least to see what various authors
writing for the Black audience recommended.
Repertoire books these days often give you a choice, which is excellent.
| Variation | McDonald 2008 |
Watson 1 1984 |
Watson 2 1999 |
Watson 3 2007 |
Moskalenko 2008 |
Williams 2010 |
| Advance | 3…b6 | 5…Bd7 with 6.a3 c4 and 6.Be2 f6 |
5…Bd7 with 6.a3 c4 and 6.Be2 f6 |
5…Bd7 with 6.a3 c4 and 6.Be2 f6 5…Bd7 with 6.Be2 Nge7 |
5/6…Nh6 (±5…Qb6) |
5…Bd7 with 6…f6 |
| Wade 3…c5 4…Qb6 and 5….Bd7 & …Bb5 |
5…Qb6 with 6.a3 c4 |
5…Qb6 with 6…Nh6 |
5…Qb6 with 6…Nh6 |
5…Qb6 6.a3 c4 |
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| Tarrasch | 3…Be7 | 3…Nf6 5.Bd3 with 7…Qb6 5.f4 with 7…Qb6 |
3…Nf6 5.Bd3 with 7…Qb6 5.f4 with 7…Qb6 |
3…Be7 | 3…Nf6 5.Bd3 … 6…b6 various ideas against 5.f4, including 7…cxd4 8.cxd4 a5 |
3…Nf6 5.f4 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ndf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 a5 |
| Fort Knox: 3…dxe4 & 4…Bd7 | 3…c5 4.exd4 Qxd5 | 3…c5 4.exd4 Qxd5 | 3…c5 4.exd4 Qxd5 | 3…c5 4.exd4 Qxd5 | — | |
| Nc3 Nf6 |
MacCutcheon 4.Bg5 Bb4 Classical with 7…Be7 |
— | — | Burn 4.Bg5 dxe4. 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 Classical with 7…Be7 Classical with 7…cxd4 |
MacCutcheon 4.Bg5 Bb4 |
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| Winawer | 4…Qd7 &…b6 | 4…c5 main lines with …Qc7 | 4…c5 main lines with …Qc7 | 4…b6 5.Qg4 Bf8 | 4…c5 main line with 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 Ne7 7 Qg4 Qc7 8 Qxg7 Rg8 9 Qxh7 cxd4 10 Ne2 dxc3 11 f4 Nbc6 12 Qd3 d4!? | |
| 4…c5 main lines with 7…Qc7 | 4…c5 main lines with …O-O | 4…c5 main lines with …O-O | 4…c5 main lines with 6…Qa5 | — | ||
| KIA | Main line d5/c5/Nc6 with delayed castling. |
Sicilian style: 1…e6/2…c5/3…Nc6/4…g6 |
Sicilian style: 1…e6/2…c5/3…Nc6/4…g6 |
Sicilian style: 1…e6/2…c5/3…Nc6/4…g6 |
Sicilian style: 1…e6/2…c5/3…Nc6/4…g6 |
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| 3…Nf6 4.Ngf3 Nc6 |
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| 3…Nf6 4.Ngf3 Bc5 |
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| 3…c5/4…Nc6/5…Bd6/6…Nge7 | 3…c5/4…Nc6/5…Bd6/6…Nge7 | 3…c5/4…Nc6/5…Bd6/6…Nge7 | ||||
| Others: | ||||||
| Wing gambit | 3…Bd7 | 5…d4 |
Food for thought! I like McDonald’s trick against the Wing
Gambit, that’s definitely worth a punt.