The French Attack
Notes by Arnaud Jossien

Middlesex League 1999
A Jossien 214
G Dickson 161
 
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6  
 

   Nxe4!? is playable: 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dc and white has compensation for the pawn but not more.
4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. O-O
 Be6 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 a6 10. a5 Bxc4 11. dxc4 Ba7 12. b5 Nb8 13. Nh4 O-O
 










   Nxe4? doesn't work: 14 Nxe4 Qxh4 15. Qd5 with a big advantage.
14. Nf5 Qe6 15. Qe2 d5  
 

   Black tires to free his position, but he has not seen the 17th white move. Better was Bc5 or Nbd7. Nevertheless, after Ndf3, aiming at g5, the white attack would be too strong (if h6, Bxh6 is attractive and correct).
16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Qg4 Qg6 18. Qf3 axb5 19. exd5 Bc5 20. Ne4

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