D34

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky 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 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation

Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Bg4 — 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 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation page, or pick another opening in the opening trainer.