C11

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

Play White's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 — and the trainer plays Black's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 35 named lines that continue it, such as French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation, French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Advance Variation, French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation, French Defense: Classical Variation, Richter Attack, French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Main Line.

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.