Answers.Body: <p>First off, your second variation is bad-on <code>Bb4+</code> White responds with <code>c3</code> and gets a free tempo.</p>
  
  <p>As for your question, bishop is always placed on <code>e7</code>. In some lines when Black plays <code>Nh6</code> and White captures <code>Bxh6</code> Black can put it on <code>g7</code>. Still, bishop always goes to <code>e7</code> in the Advance variation.</p>
  
  <p>To help you properly play the advance I recommend you the book <em>Nikita Vitiugov-A Complete French ( 2010 )</em>. And here are the proper moves for the Advance variation from Black's point of view :</p>
  
  <pre><code>[fen ""]
  
  1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and here White has many choices. Since I do not have enough space to cover all of them I suggest you the above book. It covers the Advance variation very well in my opinion.</p>
  
  <p>Best regards.</p>
  
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Body: <p>The following is the French defence, advance variation:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 *
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My question is how Black should play his King's Bishop. Any time that Bishop moves the White Queen can go to g4 and force Black to disrupt his King-side castling pawns, e.g. as in the following typical continuation:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Nc6 5. Qg4 g6 *
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Should Black King's Bishop be fianchetoed instead? I think not cause targeting the spearhead of the White's pawn chain doesn't not look very promising, esp. from a fiancheto position where advancing a pawn to f6 lacks g-file pawn support. So, how should Black employ his King's Bishop?</p>
  
Tags: <opening><theory><french-defense>
Title: How should black develop the dark squared bishop in the advance variation of the French Defense?
ThreadText: # How should black develop the dark squared bishop in the advance variation of the French Defense?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-06)
  
  The following is the French defence, advance variation:
  [FEN ""]
  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 *
  
  My question is how Black should play his King's Bishop. Any time that Bishop moves the White Queen can go to g4 and force Black to disrupt his King-side castling pawns, e.g. as in the following typical continuation:
  [FEN ""]
  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Nc6 5. Qg4 g6 *
  
  Should Black King's Bishop be fianchetoed instead? I think not cause targeting the spearhead of the White's pawn chain doesn't not look very promising, esp. from a fiancheto position where advancing a pawn to f6 lacks g-file pawn support. So, how should Black employ his King's Bishop?
  
  **Tags:** opening, theory, french-defense
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-06. Score: 4
  
  First off, your second variation is bad-on Bb4+ White responds with c3 and gets a free tempo.
  As for your question, bishop is always placed on e7. In some lines when Black plays Nh6 and White captures Bxh6 Black can put it on g7. Still, bishop always goes to e7 in the Advance variation.
  To help you properly play the advance I recommend you the book Nikita Vitiugov-A Complete French ( 2010 ). And here are the proper moves for the Advance variation from Black's point of view :
  [fen ""]
  
  1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 
  
  and here White has many choices. Since I do not have enough space to cover all of them I suggest you the above book. It covers the Advance variation very well in my opinion.
  Best regards.
  
  
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