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French Defense: Winawer 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: Winawer Variation

The Winawer Variation of the French Defense (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4) is one of the main systems of the French. Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 54 named lines that continue it, such as French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation, French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation.

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