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French Exchange Variation

Difficulty 1/3Black repertoireECO C01

Exchange Variation, Solid System (C01)

Line progress7/22

Mirror the active bishop square and keep the e-file clear for later rook play.

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All lines in this course

ECO C01

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. Exchange Variation, Solid SystemSample

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 c6 8. Bg5 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Rfe1 Rfe8

  2. Exchange Variation, Fighting Setup

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 Qd7 9. Nbd2 f6 10. Qc2 O-O-O 11. b4 g5 12. h3 h5

  3. Exchange Variation, Early b4

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 Qd7 9. Nbd2 f6 10. b4 O-O 11. a4 Bf5

  4. Exchange Variation, 4.Nf3 Bd6

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 c6 8. Bg5 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Qc7

  5. Exchange Variation, Delayed c4 Development

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 Qd7 11. Re1 Rae8

  6. Exchange Variation, Delayed cxd5

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. cxd5 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nb6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. O-O Nfxd5

  7. Exchange Variation, Qb3 and ...a5

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. cxd5 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nb6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qb3 a5 12. a4 Qd6 13. O-O Qb4

  8. Exchange Variation, Immediate c4

    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bg4 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Qd3 Nd5