Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Vladislav Artemiev
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 33 of Vladislav Artemiev's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Vladislav Artemiev chose most often. Where Vladislav Artemiev 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 Vladislav Artemiev or Chess.com.
- Vladislav Artemiev was #19 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,259) and scored 65% against opponents averaging 2,930 in these games.
- You play Vladislav Artemiev's own move in 5 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
#19
Chess.com
Rating
3,259
Games
33
in this opening
Score
65%
in these games
Opponents
2,930
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 32% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5 f6 5.Bd2
- New
Line 2 · 16% at top level
2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5 Nc6 5.Nc3 h6 6.Bh4 Nf6 7.e3
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5
- New
Line 4 · 5% 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 5 · 5% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 a5 6.Bg5
- New
Line 7 · 3% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.O-O
- New
Line 8 · 3% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be6 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.O-O
- New
Line 9 · 3% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5
- New
Line 10 · 3% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.Nxb5 Nb6 8.Be2 Be7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.O-O O-O 11.Nc3 Rb8 12.Rc1
- New
Line 11 · 3% at top level
2…dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4
- New
Line 12 · 3% at top level
2…e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.g3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Vladislav Artemiev's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5 f6 5.Bd2.
- 2…c6 Reply · Vladislav Artemiev's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 48% of the time.
- 3.cxd5 Your move · Vladislav Artemiev's games Vladislav Artemiev played 3.cxd5 in 6 games, scoring 58%.
- 3…cxd5 Reply · Vladislav Artemiev's games A common reply here is 3…cxd5.
- 4.Bg5 Your move · Vladislav Artemiev's games Vladislav Artemiev played 4.Bg5 in 3 games, scoring 50%.
- 4…f6 Reply · Vladislav Artemiev's games A common reply here is 4…f6. At top level, this comes up about 32% of the time.
- 5.Bd2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does Vladislav Artemiev play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Vladislav Artemiev's most common line is 2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5 f6 5.Bd2. At top level it comes up about 32% of the time.
- Is this Vladislav Artemiev's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Vladislav Artemiev's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 33 of Vladislav Artemiev's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,930. Vladislav Artemiev scored 65% 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 Vladislav Artemiev?
- GM Vladislav Artemiev was ranked number 19 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,259 when this course was built.