Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Haik Martirosyan
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 48 of Haik Martirosyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Haik Martirosyan chose most often. Where Haik Martirosyan 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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- Haik Martirosyan was #33 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,220) and scored 77% against opponents averaging 3,013 in these games.
- You play Haik Martirosyan's own move in 22 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
#33
Chess.com
Rating
3,220
Games
48
in this opening
Score
77%
in these games
Opponents
3,013
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 10% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 c6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Be5
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Ne5
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.O-O dxc4 10.Bxc4
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 Bf5 6.a5
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.g3
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.Bd2
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 c6 7.e3 Bf5 8.h3
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.Nxb5 Nb6 8.Be2 Be7 9.a4
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nc3
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 h6 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Qc2 b6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.cxd5
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Haik Martirosyan's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 c6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Be5.
- 2…e6 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 48% of the time.
- 3.Nf3 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 3.Nf3 in 21 games, scoring 76%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 41% of the time.
- 4.Nc3 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 4.Nc3 in 17 games, scoring 82%.
- 4…Be7 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 19% of the time.
- 5.cxd5 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 5.cxd5 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
- 5…exd5 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 5…exd5.
- 6.Bf4 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 6.Bf4 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
- 6…c6 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 6…c6. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
- 7.e3 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 7.e3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
- 7…Nh5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…Nh5. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
- 8.Be5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does Haik Martirosyan play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Haik Martirosyan's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 c6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Be5. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
- Is this Haik Martirosyan's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Haik Martirosyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 48 of Haik Martirosyan's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,013. Haik Martirosyan scored 77% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 12 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 Haik Martirosyan?
- GM Haik Martirosyan was ranked number 33 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,220 when this course was built.