Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Ihor Samunenkov
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 71 of Ihor Samunenkov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Ihor Samunenkov chose most often. Where Ihor Samunenkov 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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- Ihor Samunenkov was #38 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,209) and scored 63% against opponents averaging 2,849 in these games.
- You play Ihor Samunenkov's own move in 27 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
3,209
Games
71
in this opening
Score
63%
in these games
Opponents
2,849
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.Qb3 c5 7.dxc5 Nc6 8.O-O-O
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 h6 8.Bh4 Re8 9.Nge2 c6 10.f3
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.Kf2 Qxb3 12.axb3 a6 13.Bd3
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Be7 10.O-O-O
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O
- New
Line 6 · 6% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Bd2
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd2 Bf5 6.Bb4 Nbd7 7.Qb3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Nf3 Re8 9.O-O
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2…e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Ihor Samunenkov's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.Qb3 c5 7.dxc5 Nc6 8.O-O-O.
- 2…e6 Reply · Ihor Samunenkov's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 44% of the time.
- 3.Nc3 Your move · Ihor Samunenkov's games Ihor Samunenkov played 3.Nc3 in 21 games, scoring 71%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Ihor Samunenkov's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 31% of the time.
- 4.cxd5 Your move · Ihor Samunenkov's games Ihor Samunenkov played 4.cxd5 in 15 games, scoring 73%.
- 4…exd5 Reply · Ihor Samunenkov's games A common reply here is 4…exd5. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
- 5.Bg5 Your move · Ihor Samunenkov's games Ihor Samunenkov played 5.Bg5 in 14 games, scoring 71%.
- 5…Bb4 Reply · Ihor Samunenkov's games A common reply here is 5…Bb4. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
- 6.Qb3 Your move · Ihor Samunenkov's games Ihor Samunenkov played 6.Qb3 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
- 6…c5 Reply · Ihor Samunenkov's games A common reply here is 6…c5.
- 7.dxc5 Your move · Ihor Samunenkov's games Ihor Samunenkov played 7.dxc5 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
- 7…Nc6 Reply · Ihor Samunenkov's games A common reply here is 7…Nc6.
- 8.O-O-O Your move · Ihor Samunenkov's games Ihor Samunenkov played 8.O-O-O in 3 games, scoring 17%.
Questions about this course
- How does Ihor Samunenkov play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Ihor Samunenkov's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.Qb3 c5 7.dxc5 Nc6 8.O-O-O. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
- Is this Ihor Samunenkov's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Ihor Samunenkov's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 71 of Ihor Samunenkov's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,849. Ihor Samunenkov scored 63% 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 Ihor Samunenkov?
- GM Ihor Samunenkov was ranked number 38 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,209 when this course was built.