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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Christopher Woojin Yoo

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 65 of Christopher Woojin Yoo's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Christopher Woojin Yoo chose most often. Where Christopher Woojin Yoo 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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  • Christopher Woojin Yoo was #37 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,214) and scored 77% against opponents averaging 2,838 in these games.
  • You play Christopher Woojin Yoo'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

#37

Chess.com

Rating

3,214

Games

65

in this opening

Score

77%

in these games

Opponents

2,838

average rating

More about Christopher Woojin Yoo

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 10 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 11% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3

  2. Line 2 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    1…b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 f5 4.Bg5

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bd6 5.O-O O-O 6.b3

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 b6 7.Bb2 Bb7 8.d4 Nbd7 9.Nc3 c5 10.Ne1

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    1…g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nc3

  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nd4

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3

  15. Line 15 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 Be7 3.d4

  16. Line 16 · 4% at top level

    1…b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.a3 Nf6 5.d5 exd5 6.cxd5

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

Christopher Woojin Yoo's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3.

  1. 1…Nf6 Reply · Christopher Woojin Yoo's games A common reply here is 1…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
  2. 2.g3 Your move · Christopher Woojin Yoo's games Christopher Woojin Yoo played 2.g3 in 6 games, scoring 100%.
  3. 2…e6 Reply · Christopher Woojin Yoo's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  4. 3.Bg2 Your move · Christopher Woojin Yoo's games Christopher Woojin Yoo played 3.Bg2 in 4 games, scoring 100%.
  5. 3…d5 Reply · Christopher Woojin Yoo's games A common reply here is 3…d5.
  6. 4.Nf3 Your move · Christopher Woojin Yoo's games Christopher Woojin Yoo played 4.Nf3 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  7. 4…Be7 Reply · Christopher Woojin Yoo's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  8. 5.O-O Your move · Top-50 players Christopher Woojin Yoo has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  9. 5…O-O Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…O-O.
  10. 6.b3 Your move · Top-50 players Christopher Woojin Yoo has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Christopher Woojin Yoo play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Christopher Woojin Yoo's most common line is 1…Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time.
Is this Christopher Woojin Yoo's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Christopher Woojin Yoo's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
65 of Christopher Woojin Yoo's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,838. Christopher Woojin Yoo scored 77% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
16 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 Christopher Woojin Yoo?
GM Christopher Woojin Yoo was ranked number 37 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,214 when this course was built.