Sveshnikov: The Complete French Advance OHNE BILD White avoids mainstream theory and

White avoids mainstream theory and has a good chance to demolish Black's position

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Sveshnikov: The Complete French Advance OHNE BILD White avoids mainstream theory andThe Most Uncompromising Way to Attack the French Defence The Advance Variation is the most ambitious way to meet the solid French Defence. Its popularity among club players is not difficult to understand: by advancing the e pawn to e5 on the third move, White not only gains space but also blocks in Black's c8 bishop and hampers Black's kingside development by taking away the f6 square. Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov has played the Advance Variation in