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The French Defense continues to be one of Black’s most strategically sound and resilient openings. Following the success of Beat the French Defense – Part 1, in which we covered the Winawer (3...Bb4) and Rubinstein (3...dxe4) variations, this second installment completes the full repertoire by focusing on the Classical Steinitz Variation (3...Nf6) and all remaining sidelines on move 3.

The French Defense remains one of the most resilient and strategically rich openings for Black, offering a balance between solid structures and sharp counterplay. In this cutting-edge course, three world-class Grandmasters—Alexey Dreev, Baadur Jobava, and Pier Luigi Basso—combine their expertise to deliver a comprehensive and practical repertoire for White against the French.
This is the first part of a two-part series, covering key lines after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3, ensuring that you have the best tools to challenge Black’s setup.

IM Kushager Krishnater returns with a fresh and in-depth course—The Practical French Defense: Top-Level Repertoire for Black. Welcome to his first course on 1.e4 as Black, where he dives into the Dynamic French Defense with an entirely new approach.
While you may be familiar with his earlier work on the French Defense, this course offers distinct and innovative lines designed to unsettle opponents from the very start. True to his philosophy, Kushager takes a bold path by recommending sharp and lesser-explored lines that push your opponent into an uncomfortable zone, right out of the opening.

We are glad to announce that IM Dejan Marjanovic has released his first course for Modern Chess - 3.Nd2 - Strategic Repertoire against the French Defence. If you are looking for both ambitious, and solid repertoire for White, this course is a perfect match for you. IM Marjanovic proves that the so-called Tarrasch Variation withstands the test of modern engines. Black should be extremely precise in order not to find himself in a huge trouble.

Baadur Jobava and Pier Luigi Basso keep building their 1.e4 repertoire. This time, they focus on three very important openings - Petroff Defence, French Defence, and Caro-Kann Defence. Just like the previous databases, this course will provide you with original, practical, and not well-investigated lines. Armed with all the fresh concepts and interesting novelties, you will definitely pose huge practical problems to your opponent.

IM Kushager Krishnater continues his 1.e4 repertoire. We are happy to introduce his course Top-Level Repertoire against French and Caro-Kann.
True to his analytical approach, IM Krishnater suggests theoretically challenging, but less explored systems. That's why his suggestions have huge practical value in an over-the-board game.

IM Kushager Krishnater has crafted a complete repertoire for Black, centered around the modern lines in French Defense with the highest winning percentage! He's thrown in a bunch of not-so-well-known responses to the usual moves, giving you a serious edge.

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The camp of GM Papaioannou Practical 1.e4 Repertoire for White is already a digital product.
This product includes all the videos from the workshop as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of 10.5 hours of video and a PGN database, which includes 262 files!

GM Ivan Cheparinov is back with another fascinating project - French Defence - Top-Level Repertoire for Black. Nowadays, finding a reliable way to play for a win against 1.e4 is a challenge everyone faces. The French Defence provides you with the chance to create complicated positions that are based on solid strategic patterns.

In this repertoire, GM Cheparinov provides a repertoire that can be used at any level. It goes without saying that the material is rich in in-depth analysis and strong novelties. Therefore, we suggest that you study this database only if you are really committed to working hard!

We are happy to announce that the Indian GM Kalyan Arjun comes up with his first project for Modern Chess - Expert Repertoire against the French. This database provides a high-level repertoire based on the principled 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3. In this in-depth investigation, you will find many fascinating novelties. In all the lines, GM Arjun manages to create a lot of practical problems for Black.

The course consits of 12 theoretical chapters, 24 interactive test positions, a Memory Booster, and a Video Version (5h Running Time).