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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Dmitry Andreikin

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 169 of Dmitry Andreikin's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Dmitry Andreikin chose most often. Where Dmitry Andreikin 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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  • Dmitry Andreikin was #10 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,297) and scored 69% against opponents averaging 3,049 in these games.
  • You play Dmitry Andreikin's own move in 27 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#10

Chess.com

Rating

3,297

Games

169

in this opening

Score

69%

in these games

Opponents

3,049

average rating

More about Dmitry Andreikin

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 12 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 7% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3

  4. Line 4 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Bb4 5.d3 d6 6.a3 Bc5 7.b4

  5. Line 5 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 a5 4.Nf3 d6 5.a3 Bc5 6.e3 c6 7.Nc3

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Qa4+

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Bb4 5.d3 d6 6.a3

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Na6 4.Nf3 e4 5.Nd4 Nf6 6.Nxb4 Nxb4 7.a3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.d4 exd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd3 11.exd3 O-O 12.Bf4

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

Dmitry Andreikin's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6.

  1. 1…c6 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 1…c6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  2. 2.Nf3 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 2.Nf3 in 8 games, scoring 75%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 2…d5. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  4. 3.e3 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 3.e3 in 4 games, scoring 88%.
  5. 3…Nf6 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
  6. 4.d4 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 4.d4 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  7. 4…Bf5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 4…Bf5.
  8. 5.Nc3 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  9. 5…e6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…e6.
  10. 6.Nh4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  11. 6…Bg6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…Bg6.
  12. 7.Nxg6 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Dmitry Andreikin play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Dmitry Andreikin's most common line is 1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Dmitry Andreikin's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Dmitry Andreikin's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
169 of Dmitry Andreikin's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,049. Dmitry Andreikin 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 Dmitry Andreikin?
GM Dmitry Andreikin was ranked number 10 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,297 when this course was built.