The French Defense is a popular and solid chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e6.
By advancing the pawn to e6, Black aims to control the center while preparing to fianchetto the bishop or develop it to d7.
The French Defense often leads to closed or semi-closed positions, where strategic maneuvering and pawn breaks become essential.
One of the main ideas behind the French Defense is to create a solid pawn structure while seeking counterplay against White's center.
This opening has been a favorite among many top-level players for its solid and resilient nature, offering Black various opportunities for dynamic play and counterattacks.
In this page you can generate French Defense chess puzzles of normal difficulty level and print
into a PDF file.
