Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Queen's Gambit like Ray Robson
A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 75 of Ray Robson's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Ray Robson chose most often. Where Ray Robson 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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- Ray Robson was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,204) and scored 82% against opponents averaging 2,888 in these games.
- You play Ray Robson'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
#48
Chess.com
Rating
3,204
Games
75
in this opening
Score
82%
in these games
Opponents
2,888
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 7% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.h3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Qb3
- New
Line 2 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4 Re8 10.Nf3
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Rb1
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Rc1 h5 10.Bd3 h4 11.Be5 f6 12.Bxe4 dxe4 13.d5
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Qd2
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.h3 Bf5 5.Nc3 h6 6.Qb3
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.h3 dxc4 5.e3
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2…c5 3.cxd5
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2…e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nge2 Nd7 8.Ng3 Be6 9.Bd3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Ray Robson's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.h3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Qb3.
- 2…c6 Reply · Ray Robson's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 24% of the time.
- 3.Nf3 Your move · Ray Robson's games Ray Robson played 3.Nf3 in 15 games, scoring 77%.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Ray Robson's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 22% of the time.
- 4.h3 Your move · Ray Robson's games Ray Robson played 4.h3 in 9 games, scoring 67%.
- 4…Bf5 Reply · Ray Robson's games A common reply here is 4…Bf5. At top level, this comes up about 12% of the time.
- 5.Nc3 Your move · Ray Robson's games Ray Robson played 5.Nc3 in 5 games, scoring 60%.
- 5…e6 Reply · Ray Robson's games A common reply here is 5…e6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
- 6.Qb3 Your move · Ray Robson's games Ray Robson played 6.Qb3 in 2 games, scoring 50%.
Questions about this course
- How does Ray Robson play the Queen's Gambit?
- After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Ray Robson's most common line is 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.h3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Qb3. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
- Is this Ray Robson's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Ray Robson's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
- 75 of Ray Robson's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,888. Ray Robson scored 82% 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.
- Does Ray Robson always play the best move?
- The course follows the moves from the games. In 1 position a quick Stockfish check prefers another move by 0.7 pawns or more, and the course marks it.
- Who is Ray Robson?
- GM Ray Robson was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,204 when this course was built.