Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Denis Lazavik
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 152 of Denis Lazavik's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Denis Lazavik chose most often. Where Denis Lazavik 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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- Denis Lazavik was #5 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,320) and scored 78% against opponents averaging 2,977 in these games.
- You play Denis Lazavik's own move in 30 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
#5
Chess.com
Rating
3,320
Games
152
in this opening
Score
78%
in these games
Opponents
2,977
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.b3 b6 8.Qc2
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 g6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.e3 O-O 9.Be2
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4
- New
Line 5 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nbd2
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.Qc2
- New
Line 10 · 3% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Nbd2 Rd8 11.Nc4 Qa6 12.Bd2 Nbd7 13.Rfc1
- New
Line 11 · 3% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 e6 5.Bf4 Nbd7 6.e3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Denis Lazavik's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.b3 b6 8.Qc2.
- 2…e6 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 58% of the time.
- 3.Nf3 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 3.Nf3 in 65 games, scoring 75%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 49% of the time.
- 4.g3 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 4.g3 in 42 games, scoring 77%.
- 4…Be7 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
- 5.Bg2 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 5.Bg2 in 20 games, scoring 73%.
- 5…O-O Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 5…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 21% of the time.
- 6.O-O Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 6.O-O in 11 games, scoring 68%.
- 6…c6 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 6…c6. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
- 7.b3 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 7.b3 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
- 7…b6 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 7…b6. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
- 8.Qc2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does Denis Lazavik play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Denis Lazavik's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.b3 b6 8.Qc2. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
- Is this Denis Lazavik's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Denis Lazavik's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 152 of Denis Lazavik's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,977. Denis Lazavik scored 78% 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 Denis Lazavik?
- GM Denis Lazavik was ranked number 5 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,320 when this course was built.