CRUSH the French Defense: Play 3.Bd3 for Central Dominance

[@GMJoseGonzalez]

Hey everyone! 👋 Thanks for watching! Playing well against the French Defense and mastering the central space advantage is a crucial skill, not just in this opening but in many typical middlegame situations. Understanding how to handle these scenarios will significantly improve your overall middlegame understanding. Feel free to share your thoughts below. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more content! Happy playing! ♟️

[@sameermansour1659]

Don't stop , you will be one of the best chess channels sooner or later , thanks alot sir .

[@GMJoseGonzalez]

Thank you so much for your encouraging words! I'm truly inspired by your support and hope to live up to your expectations. Best wishes to you too!

[@ChessTrollsOriginal]

Thank you so much for this! I've always wondered what to do before you play h5!

[@GMJoseGonzalez]

Happy to help! It's always important to go deeper into the typical ideas! Best wishes!

[@xescllabres1327]

I usually prefer to play 4.Ne2 instead of Nf3, so as not to block the posibility of playing f4-f5 in the future. Also, from e2, the knight can jump later to g3, opening the diagonal d1-h5 for the queen. If we play the right moves, we have both bishops pointing to the black short castle, the queen can go to h5 or g4 so we have a strong attack on the king side. However, I see in lichess that 4.Ne2 is very rarely played but I don't see anything bad with this move. What do you think about the idea of 4.Ne2? Also, instead of 6.O-O, what do you think about the move 6.a3? With this we avoid the line 6...cxd4 7.cxd4 Nb4 attacking our bishop on d3 (Perdona si mis comentarios se hacen muy pesados, pero rara vez encuentro alguien con quien poder discutir esta linea con 3.Ad3 contra la francesa)