D47

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade 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, Wade Variation

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 8. Bd3 Bb7 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 2 named lines that continue it, such as Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Larsen Variation, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Kaidanov Gambit.

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