Sicilian Defense · As White · updated November 2026
Play against the Sicilian like Jules Moussard
A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 254 of Jules Moussard's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Jules Moussard chose most often. Where Jules Moussard 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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- Jules Moussard was #45 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,208) and scored 69% against opponents averaging 2,896 in these games.
- You play Jules Moussard's own move in 31 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
#45
Chess.com
Rating
3,208
as of 6 Nov 2026
Games
254
in this opening
Score
69%
in these games
Opponents
2,896
average rating
Based on 254 games, Aug 2024–Nov 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 7% at top level
2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Qe2
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 d5 4.Qe2
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.Kb1
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nbd7 10.Qd3 Bxd5 11.exd5 Rc8 12.c4 O-O 13.a4
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nbd7 10.Qd3 O-O 11.a4 Bxd5 12.exd5
- New
Line 6 · 6% at top level
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Ne5 Nf6 7.Nxd7 Nbxd7 8.d4
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6
- New
Line 10 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.Be3
- New
Line 11 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d5 6.e5
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Jules Moussard's main line against the Sicilian, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Qe2.
- 2.Nf3 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 2.Nf3 in 143 games, scoring 67%.
- 2…e6 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
- 3.d3 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 3.d3 in 14 games, scoring 71%.
- 3…Nc6 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 3…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
- 4.g3 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 4.g3 in 8 games, scoring 63%.
- 4…d5 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 4…d5. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
- 5.Qe2 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 5.Qe2 in 5 games, scoring 70%.
Questions about this course
- How does Jules Moussard play against the Sicilian?
- After 1.e4 c5, Jules Moussard's most common line is 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Qe2. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
- Is this Jules Moussard's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Jules Moussard's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Sicilian course based on?
- 254 of Jules Moussard's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,896. Jules Moussard scored 69% 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 Jules Moussard?
- GM Jules Moussard was ranked number 45 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,208 when this course was built.