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 White's moves of the line from memory — 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 — and the trainer plays Black'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.