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Topic: Learning the French
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Yes, e6 can be played against anything, while 1...c5 is bad against 1.b4, but works against everything else.
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Tewald,
Watson's book is great and truly the 'bible' for French players, but not the greatest place to start as it assumes you already know a fair bit about the opening already.
I started a thread on this topic at chesspublishing.com a year ago so you could check that out. Sam Collins has a book out on openings and his 7 page section on the French is very good and clear; worth a look if you see it in a bookshop. The same author has a book out in the summer; a black repertoire book using the Fr/Dutch against everything. I'm sure that will be a very intro to the Fr. His Fr Advance book has an excellent intro .... also worth looking at.
But that's the problem - there isn't one good, basic intro to this great opening.
Starting Out: The French. One of the worst in the series; only consider getting it if it's very cheap indeed. (I have this)
Mastering the French: Highly rated, but virtually unobtainable except at insane prices.(Don't have)
How To Play the Fr Defence: ok, but a bit skimpy. Again, if cheap it might be worth getting.(I have this)
Winning with the Fr Defence: Absolute gem. One of my all time favourite chess books; rush and get this before it disappears from the market as the publisher lists it as out of print. Great for middle game plans/ideas.
Just had an idea. MASTERING THE CHESS OPENINGS volume 1 (John Watson) might be what you need. Go to gambitbooks.com and you can view a .pdf sample with 4 pages from the Fr section.
Hope this helps. Message me if you'd like any more info.
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