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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 57 of Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu chose most often. Where Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu 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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  • Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was #22 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,252) and scored 72% against opponents averaging 2,795 in these games.
  • You play Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's own move in 13 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#22

Chess.com

Rating

3,252

Games

57

in this opening

Score

72%

in these games

Opponents

2,795

average rating

More about Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu

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 · 5% at top level

    1…f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3

  2. Line 2 · 5% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 a5 4.Nf3 d6 5.a3 Bc5 6.e3 c6 7.Nc3

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.Nf3 g6 5.h4

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    1…b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 Nbd7 7.Rc1

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4 4.Bg2

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

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

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 Nf6 4.Bb2

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4

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

Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3.

  1. 1…f5 Reply · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games A common reply here is 1…f5. At top level, this comes up about 5% of the time.
  2. 2.Nc3 Your move · Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's games Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu played 2.Nc3 in 1 game, scoring 100%.
  3. 2…Nf6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 2…Nf6.
  4. 3.g3 Your move · Top-50 players Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's most common line is 1…f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3. At top level it comes up about 5% of the time.
Is this Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
57 of Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,795. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu scored 72% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
16 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 Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu?
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was ranked number 22 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,252 when this course was built.