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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Sam Sevian

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 85 of Sam Sevian's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Sam Sevian chose most often. Where Sam Sevian 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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  • Sam Sevian was #28 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,234) and scored 67% against opponents averaging 3,024 in these games.
  • You play Sam Sevian's own move in 20 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#28

Chess.com

Rating

3,234

Games

85

in this opening

Score

67%

in these games

Opponents

3,024

average rating

More about Sam Sevian

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 · 8% at top level

    1…g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    1…c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.e3 O-O 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 d5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Re1

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

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

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

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

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

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

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 a6 4.cxd5

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 h6 4.Nf3

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

Sam Sevian's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2.

  1. 1…g6 Reply · Sam Sevian's games A common reply here is 1…g6. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  2. 2.g3 Your move · Sam Sevian's games Sam Sevian played 2.g3 in 4 games, scoring 50%.
  3. 2…Bg7 Reply · Sam Sevian's games A common reply here is 2…Bg7. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  4. 3.Bg2 Your move · Sam Sevian's games Sam Sevian played 3.Bg2 in 3 games, scoring 33%.

Questions about this course

How does Sam Sevian play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Sam Sevian's most common line is 1…g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Sam Sevian's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Sam Sevian's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
85 of Sam Sevian's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,024. Sam Sevian scored 67% 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 Sam Sevian?
GM Sam Sevian was ranked number 28 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,234 when this course was built.