Queen's Gambit · As White · updated November 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Amin Tabatabaei
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 55 of Amin Tabatabaei's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Amin Tabatabaei chose most often. Where Amin Tabatabaei 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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- Amin Tabatabaei was #46 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,207) and scored 65% against opponents averaging 3,071 in these games.
- You play Amin Tabatabaei's own move in 13 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
#46
Chess.com
Rating
3,207
as of 10 Nov 2026
Games
55
in this opening
Score
65%
in these games
Opponents
3,071
average rating
Based on 55 games, Sep 2025–Nov 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 11% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bg4 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Ne5 Be6 7.e4 Nbd7 8.Nxc4 b5 9.Ne3 b4 10.d5 bxc3 11.dxe6 Ne5 12.bxc3
- New
Line 2 · 11% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.Qa4
- New
Line 3 · 8% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3
- New
Line 4 · 7% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O
- New
Line 5 · 7% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3
- New
Line 6 · 7% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.h3
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Nf3
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be6 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 c6 8.Nge2 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.O-O Nxg3 12.Nxg3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Rc1 h5 10.Bd3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Amin Tabatabaei's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bg4. From there the course continues with 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Ne5 Be6 7.e4 Nbd7 8.Nxc4 b5 9.Ne3 b4 10.d5 bxc3 11.dxe6 Ne5 12.bxc3.
- 2…c6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 22% of the time.
- 3.Nf3 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 3.Nf3 in 7 games, scoring 71%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
- 4.g3 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 4.g3 in 4 games, scoring 100%.
- 4…Bg4 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 4…Bg4. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
- 5.Nc3 Your move · Most played by top-50 players Amin Tabatabaei has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
- 5…dxc4 Reply · Most played by top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…dxc4.
- 6.Ne5 Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
- 6…Be6 Reply · Most played by top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…Be6.
- 7.e4 Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
- 7…Nbd7 Reply · Most played by top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…Nbd7.
- 8.Nxc4 Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
- 8…b5 Reply · Most played by top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8…b5.
- 9.Ne3 Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
- 9…b4 Reply · Most played by top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 9…b4.
- 10.d5 Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
- 10…bxc3 Reply · Most played by top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 10…bxc3.
- 11.dxe6 Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
- 11…Ne5 Reply · Most played by top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 11…Ne5.
- 12.bxc3 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 Amin Tabatabaei play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Amin Tabatabaei's most common line is 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bg4. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time. From there the course continues with 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Ne5 Be6 7.e4 Nbd7 8.Nxc4 b5 9.Ne3 b4 10.d5 bxc3 11.dxe6 Ne5 12.bxc3.
- Is this Amin Tabatabaei's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Amin Tabatabaei's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 55 of Amin Tabatabaei's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,071. Amin Tabatabaei scored 65% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 9 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 Amin Tabatabaei?
- GM Amin Tabatabaei was ranked number 46 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,207 when this course was built.