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French Defense

Steinitz Variation, Brodsky-Jones Variation

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  1. 1.e4e6
  2. 2.d4d5
  3. 3.Nc3Nf6
  4. 4.e5Nfd7
  5. 5.f4c5
  6. 6.dxc5Nc6
  7. 7.a3Bxc5
  8. 8.Qg4O-O
  9. 9.Nf3f6

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A sideline of the Steinitz French in which White captures 6. dxc5, and Black castles and strikes back at the e5–f4 pawn chain with ...f6.

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About the Brodsky-Jones Variation

The Brodsky-Jones Variation is a sideline of the Steinitz French in which White meets 5...c5 with 6. dxc5 rather than supporting d4 with 6. Nf3. White gives up the central d-pawn but keeps the e5–f4 chain. After 6...Nc6 7. a3 Bxc5 8. Qg4 O-O 9. Nf3, the white queen stands on the g-file opposite Black's castled king. Black answers with 9...f6, attacking e5 to undermine the chain and free the position.

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