Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Michael Roiz
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 158 of Michael Roiz's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Michael Roiz chose most often. Where Michael Roiz 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.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Michael Roiz or Chess.com.
- Michael Roiz was #25 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,231) and scored 71% against opponents averaging 2,980 in these games.
- You play Michael Roiz's own move in 29 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
#25
Chess.com
Rating
3,231
Games
158
in this opening
Score
71%
in these games
Opponents
2,980
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 8% 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.e3
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qc2
- New
Line 3 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3
- New
Line 5 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.b3
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Nge2 Nbd7 11.O-O Nh5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.a3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Nge2 Nbd7 11.O-O a5 12.h3
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 Qb6 5.Nc3
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.Nc3
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Be2
- New
Line 13 · 3% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 Nc6 5.Ne2
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Michael Roiz's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line 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.e3.
- 2…c6 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
- 3.Nf3 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 3.Nf3 in 31 games, scoring 71%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
- 4.Qb3 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 4.Qb3 in 12 games, scoring 71%.
- 4…dxc4 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 4…dxc4. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
- 5.Qxc4 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 5.Qxc4 in 7 games, scoring 71%.
- 5…Bf5 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 5…Bf5.
- 6.g3 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 6.g3 in 7 games, scoring 71%.
- 6…e6 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 6…e6.
- 7.Bg2 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 7.Bg2 in 7 games, scoring 71%.
- 7…Nbd7 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 7…Nbd7. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
- 8.O-O Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 8.O-O in 4 games, scoring 50%.
- 8…Be7 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 8…Be7.
- 9.e3 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 9.e3 in 2 games, scoring 50%.
Questions about this course
- How does Michael Roiz play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Michael Roiz's most common line is 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.O-O Be7 9.e3. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
- Is this Michael Roiz's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Michael Roiz's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 158 of Michael Roiz's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,980. Michael Roiz scored 71% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 13 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 Michael Roiz?
- GM Michael Roiz was ranked number 25 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,231 when this course was built.