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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Frederick Waldhausen Gordon

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 61 of Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Frederick Waldhausen Gordon chose most often. Where Frederick Waldhausen Gordon 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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  • Frederick Waldhausen Gordon was #43 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,210) and scored 70% against opponents averaging 2,849 in these games.
  • You play Frederick Waldhausen Gordon'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.

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Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#43

Chess.com

Rating

3,210

Games

61

in this opening

Score

70%

in these games

Opponents

2,849

average rating

More about Frederick Waldhausen Gordon

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 15 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 9% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bd3 b5 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.e5

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  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Re1

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  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3

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  4. Line 4 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O

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  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1

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  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.O-O

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  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 b5 7.a4 b4 8.Nd5

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  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.g4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Qxd5 Bxd5 12.Be3 Nc6 13.c3 O-O-O 14.Nd2

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  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 e5 7.Nb3 h5 8.h3

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  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 g6 7.g4 Bg7 8.g5

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

Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's main line against the Sicilian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bd3 b5 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.e5.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games Frederick Waldhausen Gordon played 2.Nf3 in 61 games, scoring 70%.
  2. 2…e6 Reply · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  3. 3.d4 Your move · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games Frederick Waldhausen Gordon played 3.d4 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
  4. 3…cxd4 Reply · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4.
  5. 4.Nxd4 Your move · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games Frederick Waldhausen Gordon played 4.Nxd4 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
  6. 4…Nc6 Reply · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games A common reply here is 4…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  7. 5.Nc3 Your move · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games Frederick Waldhausen Gordon played 5.Nc3 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  8. 5…a6 Reply · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games A common reply here is 5…a6.
  9. 6.Be3 Your move · Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's games Frederick Waldhausen Gordon played 6.Be3 in 1 game, scoring 100%.
  10. 6…Nf6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…Nf6.
  11. 7.Bd3 Your move · Top-50 players Frederick Waldhausen Gordon has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  12. 7…b5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…b5.
  13. 8.Nxc6 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  14. 8…dxc6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8…dxc6.
  15. 9.e5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Frederick Waldhausen Gordon play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's most common line is 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bd3 b5 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.e5. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
61 of Frederick Waldhausen Gordon's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,849. Frederick Waldhausen Gordon scored 70% 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 Frederick Waldhausen Gordon?
IM Frederick Waldhausen Gordon was ranked number 43 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,210 when this course was built.

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