a3, ...Ba5 line; White gets edge with Bb5 pin; Black draws
D Gormally vs T Rendle, 2008 (C10) French, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
a3, ...Ba5, erratic b5 line; Black sacs exchange in open game
Y Vovk vs Timoshenko, 2008 (C10) French, 38 moves, 0-1
similar to french ...Nc6 for white
P Lalic vs T Rendle, 2011  (C10) French, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bg5 line, model game with ...qb4 pawn gain center play
S Kayumov vs H Abdullah, 2001 (C10) French, 39 moves, 0-1
Bg5 inaccurate sideline; opp side castle attack; Moro dominates
Leko vs Morozevich, 2000  (C10) French, 37 moves, 0-1
same Bg5 line; White takes on d5; Black gets = game, king attak
T Mok vs J Gonzales, 2008 (C10) French, 42 moves, 0-1
Bb5 line; ...dxe4! Black solves light bishop problem & draws
F Zeller vs G Hertneck, 2002 (C10) French, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
3. e5 f6 line; opposite castle attacks; Black ruled on h-file
J Garcia vs I Zaragatski, 2010 (C10) French, 35 moves, 0-1
Nge2 sideline; ...Nf6 played; Black equalizes; opposite castle
Z Csapo vs R Kaufman, 2007 (C10) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Transferred
A Rodriguez Vila vs P Zarnicki, 1992 (C10) French, 35 moves, 0-1
...Nge7, ...Nf5, ...h5 line, ...b6, ...c5, no castles
L Guennigmann vs A Graf, 2009 (C10) French, 28 moves, 0-1
e5, ...f6 line, opposite castle, rook knight ending, extra pawn
J Stocek vs J Jurek, 1999 (C10) French, 48 moves, 0-1
Another model for e5, ...f6
B Perenyi vs J Klinger, 1987 (C10) French, 42 moves, 0-1
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