Steinitz Variation of the Classical French (C11) ⎸Chess Openings
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The Steinitz Variation is one of the most common lines in the Classical French Defense and it offers great chances to both sides and often produces exciting, attacking games.
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The Steinitz Variation starts after the moves:
1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Nf6
4.e5 - This is the move which signifies the Steinitz Variation of the Classical French. With e5, white is chasing the knight away and gaining space in the center, but he is also giving black two clear pawn breaks in the position because this is now the “French Defense pawn structure”, in which black has to aim for c5 and f6. This means that in all lines of the Steinitz black is going to advance on the queenside and white on the kingside. After black plays 4…Nfd7, the only move, white really only has one optimal option:
5.f4 - Expanding on the kingside immediately. There is another congenial move, the so called Shirov-Anand Variation, which needs to be explored separately, which is the move 5.Nce2. This move is preparing the move c3, defending d4 with a pawn, and it’s also adding support to the move f4, strengthening whites kingside attack. The problem with this variation is that white is losing too much time and thus giving up his opening advantage. But let’s focus on the main line with 5.f4. After this move the variation continues with:
5…c5
6.Nf3 Nc6
7.Be3 - Here black has to choose between four main options, and this is where the Steinitz French branches out. Black’s options are:
06:00 7…a6
11:45 7…cxd4
16:43 7…Be7
20:25 7…Qb6
He could also try 7…Rb8 or 7…b6, but these are slightly dubious. Explore them as a surprise weapon.
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5:25 a6
11:46 cxd4
16:42 Be7
20:24 Qb6
Over the years as a senior player your videos have been very helpful keep it up🎉💯👏👏
My games will never follow this much theory, but I really appreciate seeing the logic behind the moves
Then also you are never going to become a good player
@prabalpandey6984 bro did not just say this! Lol, I'm content with my skill and progress in chess. It's not something I'm willing to put enough effort into to reach this level and really become a great chess player, but even if you think that means I'm not a good player, you still shouldn't tear people down like that. It only makes the world a worse place.
@@windwatcher460that guy is just butthurt, don't listen to him. He is probably 600 or something. He's like: " 🤓 you are not good at chess".
At 23:30 17.Nbxc4 is actually the main move. If black creates those three connected passed pawns with 17...dxc4?, he will never have time to use them. White finishes him off with 18.Bxh2+ Kxh2 19.Qh5+ Kg8 20.Ne4 followed by Ng5. White suffers heavy losses at least.
Therefore black recaptures with the b-pawn instead: 17...bxc4 so that their d-pawn stays in defence of the e4-square. It's still extremely bad for black, though: 18.Bxh2+ Kxh2 19.Qh5+ Kg8 20.Nf3. I see 75 master games in my database, 83 percent of which won by white.
I've been studying Negi's repertoire with the Steinitz for White recently. You might be surprised by some of his recommendations. For instance, at 13:00 he recommends 11.Qf2 Bxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.Be3 which scores much better (by over 21 points!) and is overwhelmingly played by top players. After 13...b4, the idea is 14.Na4! holding up Black's queenside play.
This actually doesn't seem surprising. Just confirms that opening books and engines are still only a small percentage of quality preparation. Thanks for the input! I will study the line to understand it better:)
By fighting do you mean competitive or aggressive? I hear you say it a lot but never knew what you meant. Cheers in advance!
Thanks for repeating the lines in short form, this helps a lot!!
So good!
Thank you:)
Thanks from Argentina
More thanks from Argentina :D
Actually nce2 is a move instead of f4. Just wanted to point that out
20:55 Could you make a video on b6 there after c3?
thank you soo much best variation
You can't take the pawn with the king at 25:01 because knight can just fork you with the move knight to h7+ and winning the rock
The knight will get trapped and black win two pieces for a rook with Nxb2
thank you so much 🖤
Stjepan, I'm a big fan of yours. Your videos are helping me to prepare my repertoire (I'll start playing for a club this year) into having a basic overview of most of the lines, and deciding which ones to play. I wanted to note something of this video: my database shows that after 7...a6, 8.Qd2 b5, the modern and best move for white is not 9.Bxc5, but 9.Bd3; and after Qb6, the move is Bf2 defending the bishop with the queen and the king; and then: Black can take and exchange queens; or develope with Bb7; or play b4 first; or play h6 (which seems weird because you give a contact point in g5 in case of a kingside expansion). Anyway, keep up the great quality of your videos. Cheers from Argentina.
Great summary
Why is f4 forcing for white in the first 7 moves?
@Ole Olee because that’s the only move that gives white the advantage because if nf3 or nce2 it is easy for black to undermine whites centre by c5 nc6 etc and put pressure on the e5 pawn and eventually combine it with f6
You are doing amazing job sir. Thank you.
Why at 7:56 does black play Qc7?
Late reply but if you're still interested in the answer -- If you leave your queen on b6, white will take on d4, e.g. 10... h6 (useless move) 11. dcx5 Bxc5 12. Ned4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 and now white is threatening b4, chasing the Bc5 away which will threaten discoveries against the black queen from the Be3. In short, black's queen just can't stay on the same diagonal as white's dark-squared bishop.
@@maelstrom57 thank you
7:52 Ne2 sounds very bad to me. Why would you prefent b4? after b4 white can play Na4 right? Instead of Ne2 I would rather say Be2.
Do you prefer the French or the Caro-Kann?
The Caro-Kann, definitely.