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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Liem Le

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 80 of Liem Le's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Liem Le chose most often. Where Liem Le 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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  • Liem Le was #38 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,209) and scored 71% against opponents averaging 2,822 in these games.
  • You play Liem Le'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

#38

Chess.com

Rating

3,209

Games

80

in this opening

Score

71%

in these games

Opponents

2,822

average rating

More about Liem Le

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 8 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 6% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 h5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nh4

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Qc1 Nbd7 12.Nc3

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.e4

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 Nf6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.cxd5

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

Liem Le's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3.

  1. 1…e5 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 1…e5. At top level, this comes up about 24% of the time.
  2. 2.g3 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 2.g3 in 15 games, scoring 67%.
  3. 2…Nf6 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 2…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  4. 3.Bg2 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 3.Bg2 in 8 games, scoring 88%.
  5. 3…d5 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 3…d5. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  6. 4.cxd5 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 4.cxd5 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
  7. 4…Nxd5 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 4…Nxd5.
  8. 5.Nc3 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 5.Nc3 in 4 games, scoring 75%.

Questions about this course

How does Liem Le play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Liem Le's most common line is 1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Liem Le's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Liem Le's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
80 of Liem Le's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,822. Liem Le scored 71% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
11 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 Liem Le?
GM Liem Le was ranked number 38 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,209 when this course was built.