{"id":3711,"date":"2022-04-01T17:42:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3711"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:25:42","slug":"french-defense-with-im-marcin-sieciechowicz","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/french-defense-with-im-marcin-sieciechowicz\/","title":{"rendered":"French Defense with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"French Defense\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/694490785?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Learn the French Defense with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz<\/h2>\n<p>Looking for an opening for Black that allows you to build an unbreakable defense against White, the French Defense is here for you.<\/p>\n<p>The French Defense is the epitome of solidity and resilience. It is one of the most successful openings for Black and has an excellent score against White in chess databases.<\/p>\n<p>When you are playing the French, the game result is\u00a0<strong>statistically<\/strong>\u00a0in your favor.<\/p>\n<p>Good news for someone who plays serious chess, whether as a club player or at an advanced level.<\/p>\n<p>What really makes the French Defense special? You are playing to create imbalances from get go. You are playing for a freakin\u2019\u00a0<strong>WIN<\/strong>, my friend.<\/p>\n<p>With an uneven advantage on the queenside, ready attack on weak pawns, and locking of the center (at times!) \u2026 you are setting up the position for a c5 or a f6 breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Do you love slow games where your opponents feel like they are being squeezed out of life by a python?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Do you love to keep fiddling with pieces unless your opponent just gives up and breaks his own position?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Be honest.<\/h3>\n<p>Are you a positional chess junkie? The French Defense is a must-have weapon in your opening repertoire.<\/p>\n<h3>Ready?<\/h3>\n<p>If yes, then IM Sieciechowicz is here for you with his exclusive course on the French Defense\u2026 only for those are brave enough to wield it.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-hour video course covers the most important variations, with practical examples from games of top-level grandmasters, and shows how to break apart White\u2019s 1.e4 with ease.<\/p>\n<p>Got a big tournament coming up? It\u2019s time to \u2018French\u2019 up!<\/p>\n<h3>Is this course for you?<\/h3>\n<p>To answer this question, you must ask yourself what kind of chess player you are.<\/p>\n<p>If you look for sacrifices in every move you make, this opening is definitely not for you.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you are a budding chess player who aims to progress to the expert level and play against the elites at the highest level, this opening should be a part of your repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of the most trusted openings in chess, popular at all levels from beginner to strong grandmasters.<\/p>\n<p>It was used by the likes of Botvinnik, Petrosian and Korchnoi in the past. And it was used regularly by Wesley So, Alexander Morozevich and Ding Liren at present.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you really want to give it a miss? Don\u2019t think so.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s what you will learn:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Harry in attacking mode.<\/strong>\u00a0White often tries for a kingside attack with an early h-pawn push up the board\u2014especially after driving the Black\u2019s knight from its sweet post on f6. How to play this as Black against the infamous Alekhine-Chatard Attack? This course will show you how to protect your king without falling prey to any trap by White.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beware the Greek Gift Sacrifice.<\/strong>\u00a0White goes for the weak h7 pawn and exchanges his queen for three of your minor pieces. Black is up in material for sure, but White ends up with a lot of activity\u2026 scary indeed! Let Marcin show you exactly how to deflect White\u2019s incoming blows and convert your material advantage into a convincing win. Not easy but doable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The g7 bobby trap for the White queen.<\/strong>\u00a0What if White plays Qg4 trying to punish Black for distracting the bishop from defending the g7-pawn? Marcin shows how to lure the queen into taking the pawn and then harass it with the king\u2019s rook around. Black ends up winning a couple of free pawns and a winning position. Want to know how it\u2019s done? Check out the video on the Winawer variation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free the c8-bishop in the Rubinstein.<\/strong>\u00a0Black\u2019s idea is to exchange the e4-pawn with his d5-pawn, and open up the position for a sharp, dynamic game. White might want to exploit it with Qe2! eyeing the Black king. What next? A good deal of queen maneuvering and a solid center control with the e-pawn push! For amateurs, this line is tricky and one can end up losing your pawn\u2026 or much worse, your queen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What\u2019s included:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>French Defense \u2013 video course [10 hours 28 mins]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IM Marcin Sieciechowicz\u2019s presents a massive 10-hour video compilation covering the most crucial variations of the opening\u2026 from the Classical to the Exchange to the Advanced, and much more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IM Marcin Sieciechowicz (FIDE 2462)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marcin won many medals in the Polish junior chess championship, from which the most important is the gold medal in the Polish junior chess championship in classical chess won in 2010 (under 18). He made two of his IM norms before reaching 18, and the last in 2010, and became International Master just after his 18th birthday. He has been competing three times in the Junior European chess championship (2004, 2007, 2008) and once in World junior chess championship (2010). He has two GM norms, made in 2010 and 2013, his highest rating was 2462. He is playing French Defense for 20 years and has a couple of wins in this opening with the players rated 2600+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IM Marcin Sieciechowicz&#8217;s presents a massive 10-hour video compilation covering the most crucial variations of the opening\u2026 from the Classical to the Exchange to the Advanced, and much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>French Defense with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/french-defense-with-im-marcin-sieciechowicz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"French Defense with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz - 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