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The Barcza-Larsen Defense by Paul H. Fields, 109 pages

1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5

Starts out with what looks like it's going to be a French Defence 1.e4 e6 2.d4.. Black changes direction on move 2 with 2.... c5. A relatively unexplored line that has been occasionally played by the likes of Kasparov, Larsen, Uhlmann, Hubner, etc.

It can also be reached from 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e6.

A collection of 75 games show the many variations possible in this Defense.


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