Beating the French Vol. 1 - Kasimdzhanov "VENDOR Naef" Johan Helsten explains the moves

Johan Helsten explains the moves with expert knowledge without taking his readers into a virgin forest of variations

it instills insights for experienced players to firm up their grasp of fundamentals while enabling newcomers to overcome their endgame fears with the sangfroid of battle-ready veterans

who rose to the number 4 spot of the FIDE world rankings

Russia came ICCF-IM Alex Pishkin

There is a seeming inevitability to many defeats one side has the initiative

Beating the French Vol. 1 - Kasimdzhanov "VENDOR Naef" Johan Helsten explains the movesIn his DVD series on the French Defense, Rustam Kasimdzhanov presents a promising White repertoire based upon 3. Nc3. Topic of the first DVD is the position following 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5, in which the pawn on e5 secures the first player a space advantage in the centre and on the queenside. In 13 video lessons the author shows how White has to use his trumps to get an attack on the king or a better endgame. During 3. 5 hours of analysis,