French Defence Advanced variation 6.

Be2 & Bd3

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 [4.dxc5 Bxc5 5.Nf3 Nc6 with idea of
putting more pressure on e5 pawn with Qc7 and Ne7 & Ng6] 4...Nc6
5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Be2 cxd4 After development of Be2 Black should first
capture cxd4 then Nh6 to bring new attack 7.cxd4 Nh6 8.Nc3
[8.Bxh6 Qxb2 Now Rook and Bishop both are attacked 9.Nbd2 gxh6
10.Nb3 Bg7 followed by 0-0 & f6 break to activate dark square
Bishop] 8...Nf5 9.Bb5 [Another option is 9.Na4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Qa5
11.Bc3 b5] Bd7 [9...Nfxd4 is blunder 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Qxd4 Black
looses Queen as Nc6 is pinned] 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.0–0 Be7

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7
[7...Nxd4 8.Nxd4 Qxd4 9.Bb5+ Queen is lost] 8.Bc2 Nb4 it is good to
exchange this long diagonal Bishop 9.Nc3 Nxc2+ 10.Qxc2 Rc8
11.Be3 Ne7 12.0–0 Nc6 13.Rac1 Be7 14.Rfd1 0–0 15.a3 f6 16.exf6
Bxf6 Line

Note; All the bold black letters are main lines

Notes by Pradeep Pathak

October 1st 2021
French Defence 3. Nc3

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 breaking the centre and
creating space on Queenside 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 putting pressure
on d4 & b2 pawns 8.Rb1 [8.Na4 Qa5+ 9.c3 cxd4 Black should not
allow badly placed Na4 to capture c5 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5
White looses Na4] 8...cxd4 Bringing Bf8 into play 9.Nxd4 Bc5
10.Na4 [10.Nxc6 Bxe3, now Nc6 is trapped] 10...Qa5+ 11.c3 Bxd4
12.Bxd4 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 b5 14.Nc5 Qxa2 15.Bd3 Qa5

PRADEEP PATHAK