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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Andy Woodward

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 34 of Andy Woodward's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Andy Woodward chose most often. Where Andy Woodward 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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  • Andy Woodward was #17 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,261) and scored 71% against opponents averaging 3,043 in these games.
  • You play Andy Woodward's own move in 10 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#17

Chess.com

Rating

3,261

Games

34

in this opening

Score

71%

in these games

Opponents

3,043

average rating

More about Andy Woodward

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 10 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 13% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

    1…c6 2.Qa4 d5 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 h5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nh4

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.O-O

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.O-O c6 6.b3

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.d4 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.h3

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.d4 Nc6 7.Nc3 e5 8.d5

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.d4

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.O-O O-O 6.b3

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

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

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O

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

Andy Woodward'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.O-O O-O 6.b3.

  1. 1…e6 Reply · Andy Woodward's games A common reply here is 1…e6. At top level, this comes up about 26% of the time.
  2. 2.g3 Your move · Andy Woodward's games Andy Woodward played 2.g3 in 7 games, scoring 57%.
  3. 2…d5 Reply · Andy Woodward's games A common reply here is 2…d5.
  4. 3.Bg2 Your move · Andy Woodward's games Andy Woodward played 3.Bg2 in 7 games, scoring 57%.
  5. 3…Nf6 Reply · Andy Woodward's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
  6. 4.Nf3 Your move · Andy Woodward's games Andy Woodward played 4.Nf3 in 6 games, scoring 67%.
  7. 4…Be7 Reply · Andy Woodward's games A common reply here is 4…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  8. 5.O-O Your move · Andy Woodward's games Andy Woodward played 5.O-O in 2 games, scoring 50%.
  9. 5…O-O Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  10. 6.b3 Your move · Top-50 players Andy Woodward has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Andy Woodward play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Andy Woodward's most common line is 1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3. At top level it comes up about 13% of the time.
Is this Andy Woodward's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Andy Woodward's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
34 of Andy Woodward's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,043. Andy Woodward scored 71% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
13 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 Andy Woodward?
GM Andy Woodward was ranked number 17 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,261 when this course was built.