The French is a complex opening and can lead to a wide variety of middlegames. The Winawer after 3. . . Bb4 is Black's most proactive option, immediately weakening White's pawn structure by doubling their c-pawns. While Black gets to play against the weak square d4, White often gets attacking chances on the kingside and a space advantage. Structurally, this line can lead to closed positions after . . . c4, or open and dynamic play by white's structural exchange dxc5. "My game selection is aimed at explaining the most important plans of these strategically complex positions." (Author GM Ivan Sokolov) - Video running time: 3 hours 55 minutes- With interactive training including video feedback- Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Play "French: Winawer" positions againIncluding download & stream for iPad, tablet etc: can be unlocked with imprinted keySystem requirements:Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 8. 1, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2. 8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 10 or 11 , DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVDROM drive and internet connection for program activation.
