The French of the Week (4) - Fitzsimons-Jessel, Steinitz-Boleslavsky Variation
GM Nigel Short was the highest rated player to win with the French Defense last week and he did it with the nice variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 h6!?. But the game I have chosen, played in the Irish Championship, is in my view more interesting. Download link, video in Spanish and relevant games below. Enjoy it!
Study Material:
- Kramnik-Radjabov 2003, 1-0
- Kramnik-Shirov 2003, 1-0
- Karjakin-Andreikin 2013, 0-1
- Karjakin-Carlsen 2010, 0-1
- Karjakin-Carlsen 2011, draw
- Ivanchuk-Carlsen 2011, 0-1
You can also watch a video version of the game (in Spanish):
