A40

English Defense trainer

Type a move and press Enter: e4, Nf3, O-O, or from and to squares like g1f3 (e7e8q to promote). The board is also played with the mouse.

Practise the English Defense

The English Defense (1.d4 b6) prepares to fianchetto Black's queen's bishop and fight for the centre from a distance. Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. d4 b6 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 1 named line that continue it, such as English Defense: Eastbourne Gambit.

Read about the line, its statistics on Lichess and Stockfish's evaluation on the English Defense page, or pick another opening in the opening trainer.