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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Andrey Esipenko

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 53 of Andrey Esipenko's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Andrey Esipenko chose most often. Where Andrey Esipenko 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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  • Andrey Esipenko was #30 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,230) and scored 66% against opponents averaging 2,869 in these games.
  • You play Andrey Esipenko's own move in 15 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#30

Chess.com

Rating

3,230

Games

53

in this opening

Score

66%

in these games

Opponents

2,869

average rating

More about Andrey Esipenko

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 6 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 8% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.e3

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    1…c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Nge2 O-O 6.Ng3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.f4 Ned7 9.Be3 h5 10.Be2 c6 11.O-O

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Nge2 e5 6.f3

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.e4

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 Qe7 7.d4

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 c6 5.Ngxe4 Nxe4 6.Nxe4 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Ng3

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

Andrey Esipenko's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.e3.

  1. 1…c6 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 1…c6. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  2. 2.Nf3 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 2.Nf3 in 6 games, scoring 50%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 2…d5. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  4. 3.d4 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 3.d4 in 1 game, scoring 100%.
  5. 3…Nf6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 3…Nf6.
  6. 4.e3 Your move · Top-50 players Andrey Esipenko has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Andrey Esipenko play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Andrey Esipenko's most common line is 1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.e3. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Andrey Esipenko's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Andrey Esipenko's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
53 of Andrey Esipenko's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,869. Andrey Esipenko scored 66% 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 Andrey Esipenko?
GM Andrey Esipenko was ranked number 30 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,230 when this course was built.