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French Steinitz for White
Compiled by prime rib
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Classical French e5 (no Bg5)

Kamsky has a piece vs. 3 pawns; defends against d & e pawns
Kamsky vs J Kraai, 2007 
(C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0

same theoretical line until 17th move; active piece play white
C K Pedersen vs M Feygin, 2009
(C11) French, 33 moves, 1-0

same until 17th theory; White hunts for the king eventually
Nunn vs R Zysk, 1988 
(C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0

...a6 Qd2 line; White plays f5 and on kingside; h-passer
Nijboer vs W Heemskerk, 2009
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0

...a6, Qd2 line; f5 played and taken; White sacked for initiati
Nijboer vs S van Eijk, 2011
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0

...a6, Qd2 line; f5 played but White made queenside passers
A Zude vs N Studer, 2010
(C11) French, 43 moves, 1-0

b4, ...Qc7 line; how White can play on kingside; piece up
P Papp vs P Vucinic, 2009
(C11) French, 63 moves, 1-0

b4, ...Qc7 line; White plays in the center and weak kingside
J S Morgado vs Sliwa, 1993
(C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0

D4 exchanges line; piece maneuvers; one pawn up ending
M Bartel vs M Bobula, 2007
(C11) French, 47 moves, 1-0

Same as 9; piece maneuvers; knight vs bishop; pawn up
A Kogan vs P Span, 2007
(C11) French, 61 moves, 1-0

Qd2, ...qxb2 line, model game for black, center phalanx
Nakamura vs Morozevich, 2012 
(C11) French, 32 moves, 0-1

Same as 11, quick victory after wrong exchange sac, king safe
A Rombaldoni vs Buhmann, 2011
(C11) French, 24 moves, 0-1

...a6, ...cxd4 line, model game for either side, rook ending
J Meister vs Glek, 1989
(C11) French, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

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