English Opening · As White · updated October 2026
Play the English Opening like Zhamsaran Tsydypov
A repertoire in the English Opening built from 71 of Zhamsaran Tsydypov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Zhamsaran Tsydypov chose most often. Where Zhamsaran Tsydypov 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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- Zhamsaran Tsydypov was #42 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,216) and scored 61% against opponents averaging 2,898 in these games.
- You play Zhamsaran Tsydypov's own move in 16 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
#42
Chess.com
Rating
3,216
Games
71
in this opening
Score
61%
in these games
Opponents
2,898
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 7% at top level
1…g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
1…e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.b3
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O b6 8.Nd2 Bb7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Ndxe4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Nd7 12.Re1 Nf6 13.Qc2
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nxc3 5.bxc3 g6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4
- New
Line 10 · 5% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Bb4 5.d3 d6 6.a3 Bc5 7.b4 Bb6 8.Na4
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2
- New
Line 12 · 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.
Zhamsaran Tsydypov's main line in the English Opening, move by move
The most common line at top level: 1…g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3.
- 1…g6 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 1…g6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
- 2.Nf3 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 2.Nf3 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
- 2…Bg7 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 2…Bg7.
- 3.g3 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 3.g3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
Questions about this course
- How does Zhamsaran Tsydypov play the English Opening?
- After 1.c4, Zhamsaran Tsydypov's most common line is 1…g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
- Is this Zhamsaran Tsydypov's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Zhamsaran Tsydypov's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this English Opening course based on?
- 71 of Zhamsaran Tsydypov's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,898. Zhamsaran Tsydypov scored 61% 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 Zhamsaran Tsydypov?
- GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov was ranked number 42 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,216 when this course was built.