5 for Fighting - French Defense

Start Date: May 2, 2021

Finish Date: Jun 3, 2022

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The French Defense for my friends, invite only

Group 3 (ratings: 1359 and below)

Play the French, it's solid and resilient.

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La Defensa Francesa para mis amigos, solo con invitación

Grupo 3 (calificaciones: 1359 y menos)

Juega con el francés, es sólido y resistente.

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A defesa francesa para meus amigos, apenas convidar

Grupo 3 (avaliações: 1359 e abaixo)

Jogue o francês, é sólido e resistente.

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Французская защита для моих друзей, только по приглашению

Группа 3 (оценок: 1359 и ниже)

Играйте по-французски, это твердо и стойко.

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الدفاع الفرنسي لأصدقائي ، بدعوة فقط

المجموعة 3 (التصنيفات: 1359 وما دون)

العب الفرنسية ، إنها صلبة ومرنة.

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La Défense française pour mes amis, sur invitation uniquement

Groupe 3 (notes: 1359 et moins)

Jouez au français, c'est solide et résilient.

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Die französische Verteidigung für meine Freunde, nur einladen

Gruppe 3 (Bewertungen: 1359 und darunter)

Spielen Sie die Franzosen, es ist solide und belastbar.

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我的朋友們的法國國防軍,僅邀請

第3組(評分:1359及以下)

演奏法語,它堅固而有彈性。

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Learn how to play chess with and/or against the French Defence.

The opening lines and text to this video are under Creative Common License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ and can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Defence Narrated by Siri

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Here's a complete opening repertoire for Black, fashioned after Peter Lalic (https://www.youtube.com/user/DraganLalic) the author of "Play the Accelerated Dragon." Early on in his chess playing career he played the French Defense. With the pgn of his games and an audio clip that he gave me, I made the following video:

The Lalic French Defense System

Try it out, the French has a reputation for being solid and resilient

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Black__Knight | Jul 9, 2021, 11:56 AM

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