French Exchange
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bd3!?
The main move in ChessBase's 2026 Mega database is 5.Bb5!?
5...Nb4 6.Be2 Bd6
If 6...Bf5, then 7.Na3, with c3 to come.
7.a3 Nc6 8.c4!? dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nge7?
Sensible is 9...Nf6.
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| How should White proceed? |
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10.Ng5
Crude, but effective.
10...0-0 11.Qh5
Black has no good way to defend both h7 and f7.
11...Bf5
Much worse is 11..h6?
12.Nxf7 Rxf7
Slightly less ruinous is the engines' 12...Bb4+!? 13.axb4 Qxd4, when White needs to find 14.Qe2! to maintain a large advantage.
13.Qxf7+ Kh8
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| White is the exchange and a pawn up, but is uncastled and well behind in development - indeed White has only one move that keeps a winning advantage |
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14.Bg5
Winning is 14.Bh6!!, when 14...gxh6?? allows 15.Qf6#, while 14...Qf8 15.Qxf8+ Rxf8 16.Be3 sees White consolidate his material advantage.
14...Bg6 15.Bxe7 Bxf7
The engines prefer 15...Nxe7!?, claiming Black has full compensation for being down the exchange and a pawn.
16.Bxd8 Bxc4 17.Nd2 Bd3 18.Bxg5 Nxd4
Black has won back the pawn, and now 19.Nf3 Nc2+ 20.Kd2 Nxa1 21.Kxd3 Nb3 wins back the exchange, after which the engines reckon 22.Re1 gives White a slight edge.
19.0-0-0?? Ne2#
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