21 Best Positional Ideas in the French Defense
5.1K views · Jan 28, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@criticalchess · 3 months ago (edited) · pinned
This style of videos was inspired by Sam Asaka and he deserves full credit for it <br>Link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SamAsakaChess/videos">https://www.youtube.com/@SamAsakaChess/videos</a>
@exsurgemechprints2671 · 4 days ago
<b>dark squares 3x</b> is cute :eyes-pink-heart-shape:
@GameKnightPro-p3e · 8 months ago (edited)
That idea of doubling white's c pawns, getting our king to the queenside and blockading white's a pawn reminds me a lot of some of the Benoni structures in your Nimzo videos where you walk the king over to the queenside, cool idea!
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@IQAN__ANSARI · 3 weeks ago
Bro , How is this content free ❤️🔥 i really love your all openings playlist 🤗 Thanks
@FkDhairya · 8 months ago
Bro I beg you to do more of these, posiblibly english next
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@man_uel6887 · 8 months ago
Really useful video, with plans and maneuvers. Hope more of this. Much much useful than theory.
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@Bl0odTh1rstyV · 8 months ago
I really wanted to learn more about the French Defense, thanks for the video bro! I’ll try it next time I play as the black pieces
@PrinceParihar715 · 8 months ago
What a tutorial bro . Appreciating for you
@blu-blu-blu-ble-ble-ble · 8 months ago
PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE
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@psthe1 · 6 months ago
Great content, keep up the good work! can you create similar masterclass ideas for Caro kann and Scotch too.
@Ninzaxy140 · 8 months ago
Bro drop a video teaching how to use chess engines correctly
@WHAT-gm1xm · 8 months ago
Amazing man 👏🏼 keep going next video must be Italian , scotch, English , caro kann
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