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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Haik Martirosyan

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 42 of Haik Martirosyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Haik Martirosyan chose most often. Where Haik Martirosyan 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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  • Haik Martirosyan was #33 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,224) and scored 82% against opponents averaging 2,799 in these games.
  • You play Haik Martirosyan's own move in 8 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#33

Chess.com

Rating

3,224

Games

42

in this opening

Score

82%

in these games

Opponents

2,799

average rating

More about Haik Martirosyan

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 · 8% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 Bd6 7.Qc2

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

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

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nf3

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Be7 4.Nf3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nc3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 Ne7 3.Nf3

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 f5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Qc2

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 h6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bxd6

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.Nf3

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.d3 e5 8.Rb1

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3

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

Haik Martirosyan's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 Bd6 7.Qc2.

  1. 1…e6 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 1…e6. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
  2. 2.Nc3 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 2.Nc3 in 6 games, scoring 100%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 2…d5. At top level, this comes up about 19% of the time.
  4. 3.d4 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 3.d4 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  5. 3…c6 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 3…c6. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  6. 4.e3 Your move · Top-50 players Haik Martirosyan has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  7. 4…Nf6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  8. 5.Nf3 Your move · Top-50 players Haik Martirosyan has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  9. 5…Nbd7 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…Nbd7.
  10. 6.Be2 Your move · Top-50 players Haik Martirosyan has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  11. 6…Bd6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…Bd6.
  12. 7.Qc2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Haik Martirosyan play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Haik Martirosyan's most common line is 1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 Bd6 7.Qc2. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Haik Martirosyan's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Haik Martirosyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
42 of Haik Martirosyan's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,799. Haik Martirosyan scored 82% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
14 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 Haik Martirosyan?
GM Haik Martirosyan was ranked number 33 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,224 when this course was built.