D45

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal 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: Normal Variation

Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 — 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 Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation page, or pick another opening in the opening trainer.