French - classical - Tarrasch variation


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bd3

White advances the king's pawn to e4. Black pushes the king's pawn to e6. White advances the queen's pawn to d4.

Black pushes the queen's pawn to d5. White develops the knight to c3. Black develops the knight to f6.

White develops the dark-squared bishop to g5. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. White plays the king's pawn to e5.

Black jumps the knight to d7. White captures with the dark-squared bishop on e7. Black captures with the queen on e7.

White moves the light-squared bishop to d3.


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