Queen's Gambit · As White · updated November 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 95 of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Shakhriyar Mamedyarov chose most often. Where Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 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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- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was #26 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,243) and scored 76% against opponents averaging 2,885 in these games.
- You play Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's own move in 17 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
#26
Chess.com
Rating
3,243
as of 8 Nov 2026
Games
95
in this opening
Score
76%
in these games
Opponents
2,885
average rating
Based on 95 games, Oct 2019–Nov 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 7% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.e3 b5 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Rc8 12.b3
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.O-O Be7 9.Qb3 O-O 10.Qxb7 c5 11.Nc3
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Be2
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.a3
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.Rad1
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5
- New
Line 10 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bg4 6.Nbd2
- New
Line 11 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 e6 5.Bg5
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4.
- 2…e6 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 48% of the time.
- 3.Nf3 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 3.Nf3 in 27 games, scoring 72%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 41% of the time.
- 4.Nc3 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 4.Nc3 in 17 games, scoring 74%.
- 4…Nbd7 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 4…Nbd7. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
- 5.Bf4 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 5.Bf4 in 2 games, scoring 75%.
Questions about this course
- How does Shakhriyar Mamedyarov play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
- Is this Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 95 of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,885. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov scored 76% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 11 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 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov?
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was ranked number 26 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,243 when this course was built.