Queen's Gambit · As White · updated November 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Aleksandr Usov
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 91 of Aleksandr Usov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Aleksandr Usov chose most often. Where Aleksandr Usov 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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- Aleksandr Usov was #46 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,207) and scored 66% against opponents averaging 2,841 in these games.
- You play Aleksandr Usov's own move in 26 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 8 Nov 2026
Games
91
in this opening
Score
66%
in these games
Opponents
2,841
average rating
Based on 91 games, May 2024–Nov 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 7% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Ne5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3
- New
Line 3 · 5% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.Qxd4
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bf4 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 b6 7.a3
- New
Line 5 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bg3 Ne7 7.Bxd6
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.e4 dxe4 6.d5 Ne5 7.Qa4+ Bd7 8.Qxe4 Ng6 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.Qe2 Nh4 11.Bg5
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Be2 Bf5 8.Nf3 e6 9.Qb3
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Be2 Qb6 8.a3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 a6 6.e3
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Aleksandr Usov's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5.
- 2…dxc4 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 2…dxc4. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
- 3.e3 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 3.e3 in 11 games, scoring 77%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
- 4.Bxc4 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 4.Bxc4 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
- 4…e6 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 4…e6.
- 5.Nf3 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 5.Nf3 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
- 5…c5 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 5…c5. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
- 6.dxc5 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 6.dxc5 in 2 games, scoring 50%.
Questions about this course
- How does Aleksandr Usov play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Aleksandr Usov's most common line is 2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
- Is this Aleksandr Usov's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Aleksandr Usov's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 91 of Aleksandr Usov's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,841. Aleksandr Usov scored 66% 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 Aleksandr Usov?
- IM Aleksandr Usov was ranked number 46 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,207 when this course was built.