English Opening · As White · updated November 2026
Play the English Opening like Jules Moussard
A repertoire in the English Opening built from 77 of Jules Moussard's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Jules Moussard chose most often. Where Jules Moussard 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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- Jules Moussard was #45 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,208) and scored 62% against opponents averaging 2,846 in these games.
- You play Jules Moussard's own move in 18 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
#45
Chess.com
Rating
3,208
as of 6 Nov 2026
Games
77
in this opening
Score
62%
in these games
Opponents
2,846
average rating
Based on 77 games, Sep 2024–Jan 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 10% at top level
1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d6 5.d4
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.g3
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 c6 5.Ngxe4 Nxe4 6.Nxe4 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Ng3 h5 9.e3 Nc6 10.d4 h4 11.Ne2 Bf5 12.Nc3
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Bg4 8.Qc2
- New
Line 10 · 4% 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 11 · 4% at top level
1…c6 2.Nf3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Jules Moussard's main line in the English Opening, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4.
- 1…g6 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 1…g6. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
- 2.Nc3 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 2.Nc3 in 4 games, scoring 50%.
- 2…Bg7 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 2…Bg7.
- 3.d4 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 3.d4 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
Questions about this course
- How does Jules Moussard play the English Opening?
- After 1.c4, Jules Moussard's most common line is 1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
- Is this Jules Moussard's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Jules Moussard's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this English Opening course based on?
- 77 of Jules Moussard's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,846. Jules Moussard scored 62% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 11 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 Jules Moussard?
- GM Jules Moussard was ranked number 45 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,208 when this course was built.