English Opening · As White · updated November 2026
Play the English Opening like Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
A repertoire in the English Opening built from 40 of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Shakhriyar Mamedyarov chose most often. Where Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 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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- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was #26 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,243) and scored 71% against opponents averaging 2,901 in these games.
- You play Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's own move in 11 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
#26
Chess.com
Rating
3,243
as of 8 Nov 2026
Games
40
in this opening
Score
71%
in these games
Opponents
2,901
average rating
Based on 40 games, Apr 2019–Nov 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 17% at top level
1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4 4.e4 O-O 5.Bg2
- New
Line 2 · 8% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
1…g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
1…c5 2.Nf3
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
1…b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.d4
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nf3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3
- New
Line 11 · 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 12 · 3% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3
- New
Line 13 · 3% at top level
1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.g3
- New
Line 14 · 3% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c5 6.e3 c4 7.Bxb8 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Rxb8 9.Qa4+ Bd7 10.Qxa7
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's main line in the English Opening, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4 4.e4. From there the course continues with 4…O-O 5.Bg2.
- 1…e5 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 1…e5. At top level, this comes up about 30% of the time.
- 2.Nc3 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 2.Nc3 in 8 games, scoring 50%.
- 2…Nf6 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 2…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
- 3.g3 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 3.g3 in 4 games, scoring 38%.
- 3…Bb4 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 3…Bb4. At top level, this comes up about 17% of the time.
- 4.e4 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 4.e4 in 1 game, scoring 100%.
- 4…O-O Reply · Most played by top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 4…O-O.
- 5.Bg2 Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does Shakhriyar Mamedyarov play the English Opening?
- After 1.c4, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's most common line is 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4 4.e4. At top level it comes up about 17% of the time. From there the course continues with 4…O-O 5.Bg2.
- Is this Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this English Opening course based on?
- 40 of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,901. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov scored 71% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 14 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 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov?
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was ranked number 26 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,243 when this course was built.