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French Tarrasch: 3...

Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 5 Bd3 main lines

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Ngf3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Bd3 Qb6 8.00 cxd4
9.cxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Nf3 Qb6 12.Qc2 h6 last book move 13.Be3 White
threatens to win material: Be3xb6 13...Qd8 Black should quickly conclude development.
[13...Bc5!? 14.Rfe1 Bxe3 15.Rxe3 Nc5=] 14.Rac1 Be7 15.Qa4 00 16.Qg4 [16.Bxa7??
the pawn is indigestible 16...Nc5 Deflection: a7 17.Bh7+ Kxh7 18.Rxc5 Bd7+] 16...f5
17.Qg6 Qe8? [17...Kh8!?] 18.Qxe6++- Qf7 19.Qxf7+ Kxf7 20.Bxf5 Nb6 21.Bxc8
[21.Bd3+-] 21...Nxc8?? another step towards the grave [21...Raxc8 22.Rcd1 Rc2]
22.Rc7+- b6 23.Rfc1 (1-0 after Black is ground down in an inferior endgame).

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