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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Rudik Makarian

A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 145 of Rudik Makarian's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Rudik Makarian chose most often. Where Rudik Makarian 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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  • Rudik Makarian was #35 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,217) and scored 72% against opponents averaging 3,013 in these games.
  • You play Rudik Makarian'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.

Next: line 1

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#35

Chess.com

Rating

3,217

Games

145

in this opening

Score

72%

in these games

Opponents

3,013

average rating

More about Rudik Makarian

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 18 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 9% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Rd1

    Next

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2

    New

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5

    New

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.Qc2

    New

  5. Line 5 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2

    New

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 a5 11.Nc3

    New

  7. Line 7 · 3% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4

    New

  8. Line 8 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bd6 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O

    New

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Nbd7 5.Bg2

    New

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2

    New

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Be7 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O

    New

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 h6 6.Bf4 Nf6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Be5 c6 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O

    New

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.b3

    New

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.O-O

    New

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5

    New

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.Ne5

    New

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Rudik Makarian'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 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Rd1.

  1. 2…e6 Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 69% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 3.Nf3 in 97 games, scoring 72%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 54% of the time.
  4. 4.g3 Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 4.g3 in 50 games, scoring 74%.
  5. 4…Be7 Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
  6. 5.Bg2 Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 5.Bg2 in 23 games, scoring 67%.
  7. 5…O-O Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 5…O-O.
  8. 6.O-O Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 6.O-O in 15 games, scoring 63%.
  9. 6…dxc4 Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 6…dxc4. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  10. 7.Qc2 Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 7.Qc2 in 9 games, scoring 61%.
  11. 7…a6 Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 7…a6. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  12. 8.a4 Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 8.a4 in 7 games, scoring 57%.
  13. 8…Bd7 Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 8…Bd7.
  14. 9.Qxc4 Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 9.Qxc4 in 7 games, scoring 57%.
  15. 9…Bc6 Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 9…Bc6.
  16. 10.Bg5 Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 10.Bg5 in 7 games, scoring 57%.
  17. 10…Nbd7 Reply · Rudik Makarian's games A common reply here is 10…Nbd7. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  18. 11.Rd1 Your move · Rudik Makarian's games Rudik Makarian played 11.Rd1 in 2 games, scoring 50%.

Questions about this course

How does Rudik Makarian play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Rudik Makarian's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Rd1. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Rudik Makarian's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Rudik Makarian's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
145 of Rudik Makarian's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,013. Rudik Makarian scored 72% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
16 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 Rudik Makarian?
GM Rudik Makarian was ranked number 35 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,217 when this course was built.

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