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E-DVD The Fierce McCutcheon - 2 DVDs - Chess Lecture - Volume 147 Chess Clothing 000 7th $18The MacCutcheon Variation is one of the sharpest and most exciting variations in the French. In this variation, the second player ignores White's threat of e4 e5 and instead plays 4 Bb4. The main line continues: 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4. At this point Black may play 8 g6, which weakens the kingside dark squares but keeps the option of castling queenside, or 8 Kf8. The MacCutcheon Variation is named for John Lindsay MacCutcheon of