C05

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation trainer

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Practise the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation

The Closed Variation of the Tarrasch Variation is 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6, one of Black's two main replies to 3.Nd2 in the French Defense. Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 5 named lines that continue it, such as French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Leningrad Variation.

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