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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Arjun Erigaisi

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 162 of Arjun Erigaisi's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Arjun Erigaisi chose most often. Where Arjun Erigaisi 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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  • Arjun Erigaisi was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,198) and scored 73% against opponents averaging 2,944 in these games.
  • You play Arjun Erigaisi's own move in 31 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

3,198

Games

162

in this opening

Score

73%

in these games

Opponents

2,944

average rating

More about Arjun Erigaisi

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 · 6% at top level

    1…e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.g3 d5 7.Nxd5

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

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

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

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

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.Be3

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.b3 Be7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.d4

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.b3 b6 5.Bb2

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nc2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nxe4 Bf5 8.d3

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be2

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

Arjun Erigaisi's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.g3 d5 7.Nxd5.

  1. 1…e5 Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 1…e5. At top level, this comes up about 30% of the time.
  2. 2.d3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 2.d3 in 25 games, scoring 76%.
  3. 2…Nf6 Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 2…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 22% of the time.
  4. 3.Nf3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 3.Nf3 in 15 games, scoring 80%.
  5. 3…Nc6 Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 3…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  6. 4.a3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 4.a3 in 11 games, scoring 82%.
  7. 4…g6 Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 4…g6. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  8. 5.Nc3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 5.Nc3 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  9. 5…Bg7 Reply · Arjun Erigaisi's games A common reply here is 5…Bg7.
  10. 6.g3 Your move · Arjun Erigaisi's games Arjun Erigaisi played 6.g3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  11. 6…d5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…d5.
  12. 7.Nxd5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Arjun Erigaisi play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Arjun Erigaisi's most common line is 1…e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.g3 d5 7.Nxd5. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Arjun Erigaisi's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Arjun Erigaisi's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
162 of Arjun Erigaisi's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,944. Arjun Erigaisi scored 73% 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 Arjun Erigaisi?
GM Arjun Erigaisi was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,198 when this course was built.