![]() ![]() The f5 square became contested after Ng3 when Black played. After the normal 8.Be6, White chose 9 Ne2: In Onischuk - Kovalenko, Berlin (World Blitz) 2015, the players reached the position after 8 Qh5 (by transposition via 6 Qh5 Nge7 7 a3 Bxc3+ 8 bxc3). ![]() In particular, 5.Nc6 (the move recommended in Emanuel Berg's recent book), suffered a few defeats this month. This has become quite popular on all levels of play. High-ranked players were seen on both sides of the Exchange Winawer, 4 exd5 exd5 5 Bd3. As it was, Hou Yifan gained an early advantage and won smoothly. This had previously failed to equalize for Black, but she could have had an even game out of the opening with accurate play. The move 4 Qd3 makes an occasional appearance at high levels, and the world's highest-ranked woman used it in Hou Yifan-Dzagnidze, Monte Carlo 2015. See Advance 5.Nh6-Reader Questions, 2015. This leads to some significant material which I haven't covered in this column or elsewhere. Reader Jindrich Zapletal examines the variation with 5 c3 Nh6 6 a3 f6: Download PGN of November '15 French games ![]()
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