Brilliant Move in a Wild Endgame French Defense: Exchange Variation e6 d5 In the Exchange French, White solves the problem of the attack on e4 in the simplest way - by exchanging on d5. This frees the black bishop on c8, but leads to a symmetrical position where White is to move. Pros: Safe, Simple, Little knowledge necessary Cons: Overly simplistic, Gives up White's potential space advantage in a symmetrical position, White must show their cards first Famous Practitioners: Garry Kasparov Typical Englund Gambit Typical 1500 Chess Match Twitch: #Chess
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