Answers.Body: <p>Hm, my idea is this:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>pawn structure should remain as is except pawn should be probably on
  g6 preventing king side attacks and giving space to move bishop
  Be7-f6-g7</li>
  <li>move knight to better position Nf6-d7-c5 and focusing attack on weak
  pawn a4 with help of white squared bishop</li>
  <li>move black squared bishop to a1-h8 diagonal which will make pressure
  on pawn c3 if white b pawn is moving to protect a pawn</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>It doesn't look as good endgame for black since he has minority on queen side which can quickly turn into passing pawn therefore I believe black should keep pieces.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I have upvoted, because I like the piece setup, but this seems hard to achieve. Concrete lines could be helpful... I will try to implement your suggestions and report my results...
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Answers.Text: Thanks, I am some semi-pro strong FM but mostly doing programming stuff...
  Anyway, I'd start with Nd7 pinning bishop, I think that white will most probably have to move it and then Nc5 followed with Bf6 and g6
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Answers.Text: *I am some semi-pro strong FM but mostly doing programming stuff...* I am programmer too, with similar strength :) I have tried your plan, it seems it works. Give me more time to test it because this wil be the part of my opening repertoire ( you know how tough it is to play an opening well from 2300 ELO onwards, especially this type of position ). We shall hear soon ( if you need help with chess diagrams just leave me a comment and I will help ).
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Answers.Text: I was looking for `1...Nd7 2.Bf4 e5 3.Bxe5 Nxe5 4.Qxe5 Bf6 ( or Bc5 )` line for past few days, trying to make it work but it fails in the end. I am now looking for ways to implement your suggestion in the most efficient way. If you need help with adding chess diagrams/variations in your answer please see [this thread](http://meta.chess.stackexchange.com/questions/279/tool-used-to-create-chess-analysis-interactive-diagrams-in-many-chess-stack-exch/280#280). I apologize for taking this long, but I need to examine this thoroughly...
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Answers.Text: Thanks, I'll have a look on those diagrams, I was really wondering how to add them. :)
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Answers.Text: I have officially accepted your solution, as I believe there is no other way for Black to play this position. After playing this against engine, I was able to hold the game. It was tough, but still your general plan worked. Thank you. Best regards until next time.
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Body: <ul>
  <li>What are Black's long term plans in below pawn structure?</li>
  <li>How can Black free his game?</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>The position arose from the Rubinstein variation of the French defense: </p>
  
  <pre><code>[Title "White to move"]
  [fen "r2rb1k1/1p2bppp/1q2pn2/p3B3/P2N4/2PB4/1P2QPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
  </code></pre>
  
Tags: <pawn-structure><middlegame><french-defense>
Title: How can Black free his game?
ThreadText: # How can Black free his game?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-24)
  
  What are Black's long term plans in below pawn structure?
  How can Black free his game?
  
  The position arose from the Rubinstein variation of the French defense: 
  [Title "White to move"]
  [fen "r2rb1k1/1p2bppp/1q2pn2/p3B3/P2N4/2PB4/1P2QPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
  
  **Tags:** pawn-structure, middlegame, french-defense
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-07-26. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  Hm, my idea is this:
  
  * pawn structure should remain as is except pawn should be probably on
    g6 preventing king side attacks and giving space to move bishop
    Be7-f6-g7
  * move knight to better position Nf6-d7-c5 and focusing attack on weak
    pawn a4 with help of white squared bishop
  * move black squared bishop to a1-h8 diagonal which will make pressure
    on pawn c3 if white b pawn is moving to protect a pawn
  
  It doesn't look as good endgame for black since he has minority on queen side which can quickly turn into passing pawn therefore I believe black should keep pieces.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I have upvoted, because I like the piece setup, but this seems hard to achieve. Concrete lines could be helpful... I will try to implement your suggestions and report my results...  
  > **username_0**: I forgot to say... Welcome to Chess SE!  
  > **username_1**: Thanks, I am some semi-pro strong FM but mostly doing programming stuff... Anyway, I'd start with Nd7 pinning bishop, I think that white will most probably have to move it and then Nc5 followed with Bf6 and g6  
  > **username_0**: *I am some semi-pro strong FM but mostly doing programming stuff...* I am programmer too, with similar strength :) I have tried your plan, it seems it works. Give me more time to test it because this wil be the part of my opening repertoire ( you know how tough it is to play an opening well from 2300 ELO onwards, especially this type of position ). We shall hear soon ( if you need help with chess diagrams just leave me a comment and I will help ).  
  > **username_0**: I was looking for `1...Nd7 2.Bf4 e5 3.Bxe5 Nxe5 4.Qxe5 Bf6 ( or Bc5 )` line for past few days, trying to make it work but it fails in the end. I am now looking for ways to implement your suggestion in the most efficient way. If you need help with adding chess diagrams/variations in your answer please see [this thread](http://meta.chess.stackexchange.com/questions/279/tool-used-to-create-chess-analysis-interactive-diagrams-in-many-chess-stack-exch/280#280). I apologize for taking this long, but I need to examine this thoroughly...  
  > **username_1**: Thanks, I'll have a look on those diagrams, I was really wondering how to add them. :)  
  > **username_0**: I have officially accepted your solution, as I believe there is no other way for Black to play this position. After playing this against engine, I was able to hold the game. It was tough, but still your general plan worked. Thank you. Best regards until next time.  
  
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