vs Winawer: 7.Qg4
Against the French · C18 · you play White. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+
About the vs Winawer: 7.Qg4
The 7.Qg4 Winawer is the sharpest line against the French: White takes the g7 and h7 pawns and gets a passed h-pawn while Black's king stays in the centre. White must then consolidate with Ne2 and f4. Preparation pays off here.
The vs Winawer: 7.Qg4 (C18) is one of 4 lines of the Against the French you can train here as White. It starts with 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5. Go through the vs Winawer: 7.Qg4 one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. The page continues past the opening with middlegame plans, typical endgames and master games played with the vs Winawer: 7.Qg4. Use it to build your set of lines to play with White, and test what you remember with speed training or the random-position drill.