French Defense Advance Variations

I made this from the game explorer as a general reference for the French Advance Variation (as i want to study it) but it would be great if a French Practioneer could annotate it :) it covers all the main variations to move 7.

yea :) Do you know any good french books i could use to help make these sorts of diagrams but with decent annotations? I have John Watsons Dangerous Weapons: The French book but it goes more detailed into sidelines rather than mainlines and all the variations he shows are of a positional nature

Simon Williams "Attacking French" goes into 5...Bd7. "Flexible French" likes 5...Nh6.

I exclusively play Bd7 instead of Qb6. An early f6 can be coming too, depending.

Do you still play Qb6 tho after DrSpudnik? also i have got the Flexible French book as well as The French Defense by Nikita Vitiugov and Play the French by John Watson -- i was wondering which was the best and most realiable? I would much prefer it to spend time explaning the moves though instead of it all being theory. 

The Q can go to b6 to pressure d4 and it often does. But if it isn't needed there, it can go to c7 or a5 too. The Bb7 line is mainly interested in quick pressure on the c-file and counterattack from there to the immobilized pawn center. That's why an early f6 can really throw White for what to do then. Don't waste too much time studying theory and memorizing stuff. Playing is the way to learn chess.

ty for ur advice! I wasn't planning on learning too much theory, just really want to learn 6 or 7 moves into to each variation and some ideas/plans to use onwards. Also though i haven't decided what i want to play against Nc3 yet.. i like to play aggresively but i don't know what will suit me best - Winawer, Classical or Nc6? i think if the Tarrasch then i will play the Rubenstein (dxe4).

Great! :)

I love crushing the French!

French defense is not that easy to beat as white. Probably only advance variation gives white best chances.3.Nc3 or Nd2 gives black the opportunity to get into Rubinstein variation. Not so fun to play as white.