C05

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik 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: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation

Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 b6 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

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