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French Defense: Classical Variation 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 French Defense: Classical Variation

The Classical Variation of the French Defense (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6) is one of the major systems of the French. Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 48 named lines that continue it, such as French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation, French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation, French Defense: Steinitz Variation, French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation, French Defense: Exchange Variation, Svenonius Variation, French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, French Defense: Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation.

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