Martin: Play the French with 3. ... dxe4 grundlagen ) the flexible King's Fianchetto

) the flexible King's Fianchetto system

His aggressive style of play has been feared for almost 70 years

won the World Student's championship in 2008 with the Russian team

With fascinating ease

Martin: Play the French with 3. ... dxe4 grundlagen ) the flexible King's FianchettoThe variation of the French that starts 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 (or 3 Nd2) 3 dxe4 is often called the Rubinstein Variation . It is a great way to simplify the position and ensure that the middlegame battle rewards strategic understanding rather than rote memorisation of opening moves. It is also a very useful weapon to defuse the attacking intentions of aggressive White players who plan an all out assault in the main lines of the French Defense. An