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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Denis Lazavik

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 86 of Denis Lazavik's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Denis Lazavik chose most often. Where Denis Lazavik 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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  • Denis Lazavik was #9 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,299) and scored 72% against opponents averaging 3,090 in these games.
  • You play Denis Lazavik's own move in 28 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#9

Chess.com

Rating

3,299

Games

86

in this opening

Score

72%

in these games

Opponents

3,090

average rating

More about Denis Lazavik

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 14 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 8% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 c6 8.d3

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Nd4 5.Bg2 Nxf3+ 6.Bxf3 Bb4 7.O-O

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    1…b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.d4

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Be7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

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

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 c5 8.d4

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nd5 e4 7.Nh4

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 d4 4.b4 Nf6 5.Bb2

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

Denis Lazavik's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 c6 8.d3.

  1. 1…e6 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 1…e6. At top level, this comes up about 31% of the time.
  2. 2.g3 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 2.g3 in 16 games, scoring 66%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 2…d5. At top level, this comes up about 26% of the time.
  4. 3.Bg2 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 3.Bg2 in 13 games, scoring 58%.
  5. 3…Nf6 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
  6. 4.Nf3 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 4.Nf3 in 10 games, scoring 55%.
  7. 4…Be7 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 12% of the time.
  8. 5.O-O Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 5.O-O in 6 games, scoring 50%.
  9. 5…O-O Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 5…O-O.
  10. 6.cxd5 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 6.cxd5 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
  11. 6…exd5 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 6…exd5.
  12. 7.Qc2 Your move · Denis Lazavik's games Denis Lazavik played 7.Qc2 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
  13. 7…c6 Reply · Denis Lazavik's games A common reply here is 7…c6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  14. 8.d3 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Denis Lazavik play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Denis Lazavik's most common line is 1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 c6 8.d3. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Denis Lazavik's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Denis Lazavik's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
86 of Denis Lazavik's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,090. Denis Lazavik scored 72% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
14 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 Denis Lazavik?
GM Denis Lazavik was ranked number 9 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,299 when this course was built.