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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