English Opening · As White · updated November 2026
Play the English Opening like Aram Hakobyan
A repertoire in the English Opening built from 44 of Aram Hakobyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Aram Hakobyan chose most often. Where Aram Hakobyan 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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- Aram Hakobyan was #34 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,226) and scored 72% against opponents averaging 3,106 in these games.
- You play Aram Hakobyan'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
#34
Chess.com
Rating
3,226
Games
44
in this opening
Score
72%
in these games
Opponents
3,106
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 9% at top level
1…e5 2.Nc3
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 b6 3.d4 Bb7 4.Qc2 g6 5.e4 d6 6.Nf3
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
1…c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Qc1 Nbd7 12.Nc3
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.Nf3 g6 5.e4 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Bg7 8.Kc2
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.Nf3 g6 5.e4 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 f6 8.h4
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
1…c5 2.Nf3
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.O-O O-O 6.d4
- New
Line 10 · 5% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.O-O
- New
Line 11 · 5% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+
- New
Line 12 · 5% at top level
1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 dxc4 4.Qa4+
- New
Line 13 · 4% at top level
1…b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.d4
- New
Line 14 · 3% at top level
1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.e4 Nf6 5.h3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Aram Hakobyan's main line in the English Opening, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…e5 2.Nc3.
- 1…e5 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 1…e5. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
- 2.Nc3 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 2.Nc3 in 3 games, scoring 33%.
Questions about this course
- How does Aram Hakobyan play the English Opening?
- After 1.c4, Aram Hakobyan's most common line is 1…e5 2.Nc3. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
- Is this Aram Hakobyan's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Aram Hakobyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this English Opening course based on?
- 44 of Aram Hakobyan's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,106. Aram Hakobyan scored 72% 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 Aram Hakobyan?
- GM Aram Hakobyan was ranked number 34 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,226 when this course was built.