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Semi-Slav Defense: Meran 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 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation

The Meran Variation is one of the main lines of the Semi-Slav Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5. Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 10 named lines that continue it, such as Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Old Variation, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Larsen Variation, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation, Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Rabinovich Variation, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Stahlberg Variation.

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