Grandmaster Repertoire 14 - La defensa francesa, volumen uno (tapa dura), de Emanuel Berg

This Grandmaster Repertoire 14 - The French Defence Volume One is a hardcover chess opening book by Emanuel Berg, written for players building a Black repertoire against 1.e4 with a focus on the French Defence and its typical structures.

What this volume covers

This first volume introduces the Winawer Variation, reached after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4. Berg gives Black’s recommendations against the main White replies, while the most critical line, 7.Qg4, is covered separately in the second volume of the series. The third volume deals with the Tarrasch Variation, the Advance Variation and the remaining White options.

It is a practical choice for ambitious players who want more than a move-by-move file. In many French Defence positions, the key issues are strategy, planning and pawn-structure understanding, and this book is aimed at that kind of preparation.

About the author

Emanuel Berg is a Swedish grandmaster and two-time national champion with a peak rating of 2627. He has specialised in the French Defence for more than two decades, and that long-term experience shapes the repertoire presented here.

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess opening book
• Series: Grandmaster Repertoire 14
• Title: The French Defence Volume One
• Author: Emanuel Berg
• Main variation: Winawer Variation
• Page count: 328
• Publication date: 27 September 2013
• ISBN: 978-1-907982-41-5