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Beating the French Winawer: The h4 Ram

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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...