Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): The French Defense. The idea is to play d5, challenging White's e-pawn. But my opponent didn't play the main variation. I don't play this anymore, but the idea is to play Nd2 and keep the pawn on e4 if Black plays d5. Not a normal move. 2... d5 is the most common move here. I want to prep for a pawn storm on the kingside in case Black castles there. A better idea is to play 4...c5 before…
