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French Defense: Steinitz 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: Steinitz Variation

Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 3 named lines that continue it, such as French Defense: Classical Variation.

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