Queen's Gambit · As White · updated November 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Aram Hakobyan
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 54 of Aram Hakobyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Aram Hakobyan chose most often. Where Aram Hakobyan 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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- Aram Hakobyan was #34 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,226) and scored 49% against opponents averaging 3,111 in these games.
- You play Aram Hakobyan'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.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#34
Chess.com
Rating
3,226
Games
54
in this opening
Score
49%
in these games
Opponents
3,111
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 18% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.f3
- New
Line 2 · 12% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Bd3 a6 7.Nc3
- New
Line 3 · 10% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Be7 6.Qc2 O-O 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Nf3
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 b5 5.Bxf6
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be6 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.Nf3
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
2…c5 3.cxd5
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Qc2 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Nf3 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rd1 Nd7 12.g3
- New
Line 9 · 3% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Qc2
- New
Line 10 · 3% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Bf5 6.Ne2
- New
Line 11 · 3% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5
- New
Line 12 · 3% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e4 b5 4.a4 c6 5.axb5
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Aram Hakobyan's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.f3.
- 2…c6 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 35% of the time.
- 3.cxd5 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 3.cxd5 in 14 games, scoring 50%.
- 3…cxd5 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 3…cxd5.
- 4.Bf4 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 4.Bf4 in 6 games, scoring 67%.
- 4…Nc6 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 4…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
- 5.e3 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 5.e3 in 5 games, scoring 60%.
- 5…Nf6 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 5…Nf6.
- 6.Bd3 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 6.Bd3 in 5 games, scoring 60%.
- 6…Bg4 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 6…Bg4. At top level, this comes up about 18% of the time.
- 7.f3 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 7.f3 in 2 games, scoring 50%.
Questions about this course
- How does Aram Hakobyan play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Aram Hakobyan's most common line is 2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.f3. At top level it comes up about 18% of the time.
- Is this Aram Hakobyan's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Aram Hakobyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 54 of Aram Hakobyan's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,111. Aram Hakobyan scored 49% 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 Aram Hakobyan?
- GM Aram Hakobyan was ranked number 34 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,226 when this course was built.