English Opening · As White · updated October 2026
Play the English Opening like Ray Robson
A repertoire in the English Opening built from 122 of Ray Robson's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Ray Robson chose most often. Where Ray Robson 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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- Ray Robson was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,204) and scored 74% against opponents averaging 2,926 in these games.
- You play Ray Robson'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
#48
Chess.com
Rating
3,204
Games
122
in this opening
Score
74%
in these games
Opponents
2,926
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 7% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4 e4 5.Bg5
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 c5 4.e5 Ng8 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
1…g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.h4
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
1…c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O Nc7 7.d4
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.Bd3
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
1…g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Ray Robson's main line in the English Opening, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2.
- 1…e5 Reply · Ray Robson's games A common reply here is 1…e5. At top level, this comes up about 24% of the time.
- 2.g3 Your move · Ray Robson's games Ray Robson played 2.g3 in 13 games, scoring 85%.
- 2…Nc6 Reply · Ray Robson's games A common reply here is 2…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
- 3.Bg2 Your move · Ray Robson's games Ray Robson played 3.Bg2 in 4 games, scoring 100%.
Questions about this course
- How does Ray Robson play the English Opening?
- After 1.c4, Ray Robson's most common line is 1…e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
- Is this Ray Robson's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Ray Robson's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this English Opening course based on?
- 122 of Ray Robson's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,926. Ray Robson scored 74% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 12 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 Ray Robson?
- GM Ray Robson was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,204 when this course was built.