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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Abhimanyu Mishra

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 39 of Abhimanyu Mishra's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Abhimanyu Mishra chose most often. Where Abhimanyu Mishra 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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  • Abhimanyu Mishra was #27 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,235) and scored 62% against opponents averaging 3,029 in these games.
  • You play Abhimanyu Mishra'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

#27

Chess.com

Rating

3,235

Games

39

in this opening

Score

62%

in these games

Opponents

3,029

average rating

More about Abhimanyu Mishra

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 · 7% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    1…e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    1…d6 2.Nc3

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    1…e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nd7 5.Qxc4 a6 6.Qc2 Ngf6 7.Nf3 c5 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Qe7 12.Bd2

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.g3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e3

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.a3 a5 5.Nc3

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

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

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4

  11. Line 11 · 4% 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

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

Abhimanyu Mishra's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4.

  1. 1…g6 Reply · Abhimanyu Mishra's games A common reply here is 1…g6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  2. 2.Nc3 Your move · Abhimanyu Mishra's games Abhimanyu Mishra played 2.Nc3 in 2 games, scoring 50%.
  3. 2…Bg7 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 2…Bg7. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  4. 3.d4 Your move · Top-50 players Abhimanyu Mishra has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Abhimanyu Mishra play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Abhimanyu Mishra's most common line is 1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Abhimanyu Mishra's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Abhimanyu Mishra's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
39 of Abhimanyu Mishra's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,029. Abhimanyu Mishra scored 62% 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 Abhimanyu Mishra?
GM Abhimanyu Mishra was ranked number 27 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,235 when this course was built.