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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Arjun Erigaisi

A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 32 of Arjun Erigaisi's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Arjun Erigaisi chose most often. Where Arjun Erigaisi 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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  • Arjun Erigaisi was #6 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,307) and scored 69% against opponents averaging 3,103 in these games.
  • You play Arjun Erigaisi's own move in 12 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.

Next: line 1

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#6

Chess.com

Rating

3,307

Games

32

in this opening

Score

69%

in these games

Opponents

3,103

average rating

More about Arjun Erigaisi

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 14 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 15% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bd3 b6 7.O-O dxc4 8.bxc4 c5 9.e4

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  2. Line 2 · 11% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 c5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 Bd6 9.Re1+ Be6 10.Bg5

    New

  3. Line 3 · 10% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 b6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Bd3

    New

  4. Line 4 · 8% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.b3 b6 6.Bd3

    New

  5. Line 5 · 8% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.b3 c5 6.Be2

    New

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 a6 7.Qb3

    New

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 b6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bb2 Nbd7 7.Bd3

    New

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nd7 4.g3

    New

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bd6 5.c5

    New

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 c6 5.b3

    New

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7

    New

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.g3

    New

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Bb5 Bb4 9.Bxc6+

    New

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Bb5 Nd7 9.O-O Rc8 10.Rc1 a6 11.Bxc6

    New

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4

    New

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Arjun Erigaisi's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bd3 b6 7.O-O dxc4 8.bxc4 c5 9.e4.

  1. 2…e6 Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 75% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 3.Nf3 in 20 games, scoring 68%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 64% of the time.
  4. 4.e3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 4.e3 in 17 games, scoring 62%.
  5. 4…Be7 Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  6. 5.b3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 5.b3 in 4 games, scoring 50%.
  7. 5…O-O Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 5…O-O.
  8. 6.Bd3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 6.Bd3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  9. 6…b6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…b6.
  10. 7.O-O Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  11. 7…dxc4 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…dxc4.
  12. 8.bxc4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  13. 8…c5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8…c5.
  14. 9.e4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Arjun Erigaisi play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Arjun Erigaisi's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bd3 b6 7.O-O dxc4 8.bxc4 c5 9.e4. At top level it comes up about 15% of the time.
Is this Arjun Erigaisi's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Arjun Erigaisi's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
32 of Arjun Erigaisi's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,103. Arjun Erigaisi scored 69% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
15 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 Arjun Erigaisi?
GM Arjun Erigaisi was ranked number 6 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,307 when this course was built.

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