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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Michael Roiz

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 43 of Michael Roiz's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Michael Roiz chose most often. Where Michael Roiz 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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  • Michael Roiz was #26 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,238) and scored 65% against opponents averaging 3,003 in these games.
  • You play Michael Roiz's own move in 12 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#26

Chess.com

Rating

3,238

Games

43

in this opening

Score

65%

in these games

Opponents

3,003

average rating

More about Michael Roiz

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 14 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 16% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O b6 8.Nd2

  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.e3

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    1…b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

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

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.g3 Nf6 5.d4 e4 6.Nh4

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nd7 5.Qxc4

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Be2 Nc6 8.Be3

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

Michael Roiz's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O b6 8.Nd2.

  1. 1…e6 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 1…e6. At top level, this comes up about 30% of the time.
  2. 2.g3 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 2.g3 in 11 games, scoring 73%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 2…d5. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
  4. 3.Bg2 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 3.Bg2 in 9 games, scoring 78%.
  5. 3…Nf6 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 19% of the time.
  6. 4.Nf3 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 4.Nf3 in 6 games, scoring 92%.
  7. 4…Be7 Reply · Michael Roiz's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  8. 5.d4 Your move · Michael Roiz's games Michael Roiz played 5.d4 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  9. 5…O-O Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…O-O.
  10. 6.Nc3 Your move · Top-50 players Michael Roiz has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  11. 6…c6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…c6.
  12. 7.O-O Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  13. 7…b6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…b6.
  14. 8.Nd2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Michael Roiz play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Michael Roiz's most common line is 1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O b6 8.Nd2. At top level it comes up about 16% of the time.
Is this Michael Roiz's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Michael Roiz's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
43 of Michael Roiz's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,003. Michael Roiz scored 65% 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 Michael Roiz?
GM Michael Roiz was ranked number 26 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,238 when this course was built.