Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Alexander Grischuk
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 32 of Alexander Grischuk's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Alexander Grischuk chose most often. Where Alexander Grischuk 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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- Alexander Grischuk was #21 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,249) and scored 69% against opponents averaging 2,925 in these games.
- You play Alexander Grischuk's own move in 10 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
#21
Chess.com
Rating
3,249
Games
32
in this opening
Score
69%
in these games
Opponents
2,925
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 14% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 b5 8.e5
- New
Line 2 · 13% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e4
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Na6 7.e3
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 h6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4
- New
Line 6 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.e3
- New
Line 7 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Qc2
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2
- New
Line 10 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.h4 g4 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.O-O Rg8 13.Re1 Nh5 14.Nxd7 Nxg3 15.Nxf8 Nxe2+ 16.Nxe2
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Alexander Grischuk's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 b5 8.e5.
- 2…c6 Reply · Alexander Grischuk's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 50% of the time.
- 3.Nf3 Your move · Alexander Grischuk's games Alexander Grischuk played 3.Nf3 in 15 games, scoring 67%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Alexander Grischuk's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
- 4.Nc3 Your move · Alexander Grischuk's games Alexander Grischuk played 4.Nc3 in 7 games, scoring 86%.
- 4…e6 Reply · Alexander Grischuk's games A common reply here is 4…e6. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
- 5.Bg5 Your move · Alexander Grischuk's games Alexander Grischuk played 5.Bg5 in 4 games, scoring 100%.
- 5…h6 Reply · Alexander Grischuk's games A common reply here is 5…h6. At top level, this comes up about 21% of the time.
- 6.Bh4 Your move · Alexander Grischuk's games Alexander Grischuk played 6.Bh4 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
- 6…dxc4 Reply · Alexander Grischuk's games A common reply here is 6…dxc4.
- 7.e4 Your move · Alexander Grischuk's games Alexander Grischuk played 7.e4 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
- 7…b5 Reply · Alexander Grischuk's games A common reply here is 7…b5. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
- 8.e5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does Alexander Grischuk play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Alexander Grischuk's most common line is 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 b5 8.e5. At top level it comes up about 14% of the time.
- Is this Alexander Grischuk's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Alexander Grischuk's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 32 of Alexander Grischuk's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,925. Alexander Grischuk scored 69% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 10 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 Alexander Grischuk?
- GM Alexander Grischuk was ranked number 21 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,249 when this course was built.