<DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The French Defence is considered to be one of Black's most reliable answers to 1 e4. Indeed, many players have become frustrated in their attempts to prove an advantage and make headway against Black's ultra-solid formation.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In <I>How to Beat the French Defence</I>, Andreas Tzermiadianos meets this difficult challenge head on. He advocates his favourite weapon against the French – the Tarrasch Variation – and reveals an abundance of opening ideas and novelties, providing the reader with a complete repertoire which is aimed at posing Black serious problems. Read this book and fight the French Defence with renewed confidence and vitality.</P></DIV>