Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Nikolas Theodorou
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 93 of Nikolas Theodorou's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Nikolas Theodorou chose most often. Where Nikolas Theodorou 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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- Nikolas Theodorou was #38 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,214) and scored 64% against opponents averaging 3,058 in these games.
- You play Nikolas Theodorou's own move in 34 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
#38
Chess.com
Rating
3,214
Games
93
in this opening
Score
64%
in these games
Opponents
3,058
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 8% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.O-O
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.e3 O-O 9.Qc2
- New
Line 5 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.g3 Bf5 6.Bg2 e6 7.O-O
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2 Nxe4 8.Bxc4 e6 9.O-O Be7 10.Re1
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Ne5 c6 8.O-O Nxe5 9.dxe5 Nd7 10.cxd5
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qd3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Nbd2
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Nikolas Theodorou's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O.
- 2…e6 Reply · Nikolas Theodorou's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 59% of the time.
- 3.Nf3 Your move · Nikolas Theodorou's games Nikolas Theodorou played 3.Nf3 in 54 games, scoring 66%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Nikolas Theodorou's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 46% of the time.
- 4.g3 Your move · Nikolas Theodorou's games Nikolas Theodorou played 4.g3 in 41 games, scoring 67%.
- 4…Bb4+ Reply · Nikolas Theodorou's games A common reply here is 4…Bb4+. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
- 5.Bd2 Your move · Nikolas Theodorou's games Nikolas Theodorou played 5.Bd2 in 9 games, scoring 67%.
- 5…Be7 Reply · Nikolas Theodorou's games A common reply here is 5…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
- 6.Bg2 Your move · Nikolas Theodorou's games Nikolas Theodorou played 6.Bg2 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
- 6…O-O Reply · Nikolas Theodorou's games A common reply here is 6…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
- 7.O-O Your move · Nikolas Theodorou's games Nikolas Theodorou played 7.O-O in 3 games, scoring 83%.
Questions about this course
- How does Nikolas Theodorou play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Nikolas Theodorou's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
- Is this Nikolas Theodorou's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Nikolas Theodorou's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 93 of Nikolas Theodorou's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,058. Nikolas Theodorou scored 64% 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 Nikolas Theodorou?
- GM Nikolas Theodorou was ranked number 38 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,214 when this course was built.