A solid defense where Black challenges White's center with d5. The French leads to strategic battles where Black often attacks on the queenside while White targets the kingside.
Move Sequence
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O
Famous Game
Garry Kasparov vs. Ruslan Ponomariov
Linares, 2002· 1-0
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