English Opening · As White · updated October 2026
Play the English Opening like David Paravyan
A repertoire in the English Opening built from 55 of David Paravyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move David Paravyan chose most often. Where David Paravyan 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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- David Paravyan was #30 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,232) and scored 57% against opponents averaging 3,056 in these games.
- You play David Paravyan's own move in 10 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
#30
Chess.com
Rating
3,232
Games
55
in this opening
Score
57%
in these games
Opponents
3,056
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 15% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.d4 dxc4 5.Nf3
- New
Line 2 · 8% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.d4 Bb4+ 5.Bd2
- New
Line 3 · 8% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.d4 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O
- New
Line 4 · 7% at top level
1…Nf6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e3 d6 6.d3
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
1…g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nf3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4 exd4 5.Qxd4 Na6 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe5+ Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Nc3 Re8 10.Qd4
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 Bc5 4.Nc3
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nc3
- New
Line 12 · 3% at top level
1…b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.d4
- New
Line 13 · 3% at top level
1…Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O c6 7.d3 e5 8.Rb1 a5 9.b3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
David Paravyan's main line in the English Opening, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.d4 dxc4 5.Nf3.
- 1…e6 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 1…e6. At top level, this comes up about 35% of the time.
- 2.g3 Your move · David Paravyan's games David Paravyan played 2.g3 in 9 games, scoring 67%.
- 2…d5 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 2…d5.
- 3.Bg2 Your move · David Paravyan's games David Paravyan played 3.Bg2 in 9 games, scoring 67%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 31% of the time.
- 4.d4 Your move · David Paravyan's games David Paravyan played 4.d4 in 4 games, scoring 88%.
- 4…dxc4 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 4…dxc4. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
- 5.Nf3 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does David Paravyan play the English Opening?
- After 1.c4, David Paravyan's most common line is 1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.d4 dxc4 5.Nf3. At top level it comes up about 15% of the time.
- Is this David Paravyan's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from David Paravyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this English Opening course based on?
- 55 of David Paravyan's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,056. David Paravyan scored 57% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 13 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 David Paravyan?
- GM David Paravyan was ranked number 30 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,232 when this course was built.