English Opening · As White · updated November 2026
Play the English Opening like Amin Tabatabaei
A repertoire in the English Opening built from 90 of Amin Tabatabaei's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Amin Tabatabaei chose most often. Where Amin Tabatabaei has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.
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- Amin Tabatabaei was #46 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,207) and scored 58% against opponents averaging 3,055 in these games.
- You play Amin Tabatabaei's own move in 21 of 40 positions.
- The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.
Train lines
Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#46
Chess.com
Rating
3,207
as of 10 Nov 2026
Games
90
in this opening
Score
58%
in these games
Opponents
3,055
average rating
Based on 90 games, Sep 2025–Nov 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 8% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.g3
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
1…Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.d4 d6 6.Nf3
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 d4 5.e3
- New
Line 5 · 3% at top level
1…Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3
- New
Line 6 · 3% at top level
1…Nf6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 c6 4.Nf3
- New
Line 7 · 3% at top level
1…c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2
- New
Line 8 · 3% at top level
1…c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2
- New
Line 9 · 3% at top level
1…c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3
- New
Line 10 · 3% at top level
1…g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 c5 4.Nc3
- New
Line 11 · 3% at top level
1…Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Qa4
- New
Line 12 · 3% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be6 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3
- New
Line 13 · 3% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3
- New
Line 14 · 3% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3
- New
Line 15 · 3% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.h4
- New
Line 16 · 3% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Amin Tabatabaei's main line in the English Opening, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2.
- 1…e5 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 1…e5. At top level, this comes up about 19% of the time.
- 2.g3 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 2.g3 in 12 games, scoring 75%.
- 2…Nf6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 2…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
- 3.Bg2 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 3.Bg2 in 5 games, scoring 90%.
Questions about this course
- How does Amin Tabatabaei play the English Opening?
- After 1.c4, Amin Tabatabaei's most common line is 1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
- Is this Amin Tabatabaei's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Amin Tabatabaei's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this English Opening course based on?
- 90 of Amin Tabatabaei's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,055. Amin Tabatabaei scored 58% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 16 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
- Who is Amin Tabatabaei?
- GM Amin Tabatabaei was ranked number 46 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,207 when this course was built.