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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Faustino Oro

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 39 of Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Faustino Oro chose most often. Where Faustino Oro 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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  • Faustino Oro was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,201) and scored 77% against opponents averaging 2,964 in these games.
  • You play Faustino Oro's own move in 9 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#48

Chess.com

Rating

3,201

Games

39

in this opening

Score

77%

in these games

Opponents

2,964

average rating

More about Faustino Oro

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 · 9% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    1…c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 a6 7.e3

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 b6 3.Nc3

  4. Line 4 · 7% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.Nf3 g6 5.h4

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Rb1 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nc6 9.Nf3 Bb4+ 10.Bd2

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    1…b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4

  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4

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

Faustino Oro's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3.

  1. 1…e6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 1…e6. At top level, this comes up about 36% of the time.
  2. 2.Nc3 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 2.Nc3 in 10 games, scoring 75%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 2…d5. At top level, this comes up about 32% of the time.
  4. 3.d4 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 3.d4 in 9 games, scoring 72%.
  5. 3…Nf6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
  6. 4.cxd5 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 4.cxd5 in 8 games, scoring 69%.
  7. 4…exd5 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 4…exd5. At top level, this comes up about 22% of the time.
  8. 5.Bg5 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 5.Bg5 in 5 games, scoring 70%.
  9. 5…c6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 5…c6. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  10. 6.e3 Your move · Top-50 players Faustino Oro has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Faustino Oro play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Faustino Oro's most common line is 1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Faustino Oro's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
39 of Faustino Oro's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,964. Faustino Oro scored 77% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
13 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 Faustino Oro?
GM Faustino Oro was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,201 when this course was built.