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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Ediz Gürel

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 99 of Ediz Gürel's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Ediz Gürel chose most often. Where Ediz Gürel 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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  • Ediz Gürel was #5 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,336) and scored 70% against opponents averaging 3,110 in these games.
  • You play Ediz Gürel's own move in 19 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#5

Chess.com

Rating

3,336

Games

99

in this opening

Score

70%

in these games

Opponents

3,110

average rating

More about Ediz Gürel

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 4 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 6% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.d4 Nbd7 7.Nc3

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

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

  4. Line 4 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qa4 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bf4

  5. Line 5 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4

  8. Line 8 · 3% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 c5 4.d5

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6 7.Qc2

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 d6 5.Na4 Nf6 6.Nxc5

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.d3

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

Ediz Gürel's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3.

  1. 1…e5 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 1…e5. At top level, this comes up about 17% of the time.
  2. 2.Nc3 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 2.Nc3 in 11 games, scoring 77%.
  3. 2…Nf6 Reply · Ediz Gürel's games A common reply here is 2…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  4. 3.g3 Your move · Ediz Gürel's games Ediz Gürel played 3.g3 in 4 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Ediz Gürel play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Ediz Gürel's most common line is 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Ediz Gürel's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Ediz Gürel's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
99 of Ediz Gürel's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,110. Ediz Gürel scored 70% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
15 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 Ediz Gürel?
GM Ediz Gürel was ranked number 5 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,336 when this course was built.