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Beating the French Winawer: The H4 RAM

Beating the French Winawer: The H4 RAM

Kotronias, Vassilios
Ivanov, Mikhail
Obodchuk, Andrei

Paperback

ChessGeneral Board Games

Publisher Price: $29.95

ISBN10: 196388504X
ISBN13: 9781963885040
Publisher: Russell Enterprises
Published: Dec 10 2025
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
Whip the Winawer with The Ram!

The French Defense is one of the most popular responses by Black to 1.e4. And the Winawer is the most popular variation of the French. In this book, the authors advocate an early advance of the h-pawn - The Ram - and plans related to it. This move was first used in the game Pilnik-Ståhlberg, Mar del Plata 1946. Argentine grandmaster Hermann Pilnik would go on to win many games with the Ram.

The major tabiya of this line arises after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7. While 7.Qg4 - leading to a direct attack against the black king - has been played many times in this position, it leads to well-known forced lines.

But book is devoted to 7.h2-h4, a more positional method of attacking. More strategic considerations become pivotal - getting the feel for the position, becoming familiar with general plans, the best squares for the pieces, etc.

Mastering the typical motives and ideas will in fact give you the opportunity to continue positionally or to pursue an attack directed against the black king. The authors heartily recommend The Ram for all chessplayers who strive for an energetic struggle, rich in possibilities in their quest to get an advantage as White in the French Winawer.

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