5. Nf3 line, two knights' ...f6 key, opposite castle,passer end
Morozevich vs Bareev, 1999  (C11) French, 70 moves, 0-1
5. F4, 9. Dxc5, Sicilian like, ...b4, ...a5, drawish R & N end
N Resika vs G Kun, 2001 (C11) French, 57 moves, 0-1
5. F4, 9. Dxc5, ...g6, f5 key square, qside play pawns, rooks
D Gurevich vs S Shivaji, 2011 (C11) French, 41 moves, 0-1
5. Nce2 line, ...Qb6 press, h4 idea, tactic combo, center king
G Jamrich vs H Schneider-Zinner, 2001  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
5. nce2 line, black closed kside ...f5, repetitive draw, qside
R Kuczynski vs I Zaragatski, 2001 (C11) French, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Qd2, Nd1 line, ...f6 key, queen trade, rook and bishops ending
P Bobras vs A Lauber, 2013 (C11) French, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
...Be7, ...b6 line, lemons, g3, kh8..f6, ...cxd4 later, ..e5!
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2011  (C11) French, 45 moves, 0-1
Lemos, Nce2, c3, f4, undermine center ...f6, devt lead
Alapin vs Maroczy, 1908 (C11) French, 55 moves, 0-1
Lemos, nce2, c3 f4 line, ...f6, bh3? Pawn up, easy ending
Anand vs M Sisniega, 1987  (C11) French, 33 moves, 0-1
A3, dxc5 line, ...Be7, ...a5, ...f6, ...Nxd3B,qside passer wins
L Rofes vs H Hernandez Carmenates, 2012 (C11) French, 30 moves, 0-1
Boleslavsky f4 line, take on d4 after nd1, qside play, ending
C Li vs Ding Liren, 2011 (C11) French, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
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