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English Opening · As White · updated October 2026

Play the English Opening like Teimour Radjabov

A repertoire in the English Opening built from 101 of Teimour Radjabov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Teimour Radjabov chose most often. Where Teimour Radjabov 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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  • Teimour Radjabov was #29 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,233) and scored 77% against opponents averaging 2,805 in these games.
  • You play Teimour Radjabov's own move in 29 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#29

Chess.com

Rating

3,233

Games

101

in this opening

Score

77%

in these games

Opponents

2,805

average rating

More about Teimour Radjabov

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 · 7% at top level

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

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    1…g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.Nf3

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    1…c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.e3

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 d6 4.g3

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.b3 O-O 5.Bb2 d5 6.Nxd5

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    1…e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    1…c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 e6 6.d4

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    1…d6 2.Nc3

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    1…e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nf3 Bxc3 4.dxc3 d6 5.c5

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

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

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

Teimour Radjabov's main line in the English Opening, move by move

The most common line at top level: 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2.

  1. 1…e5 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 1…e5. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
  2. 2.Nc3 Your move · Teimour Radjabov's games Teimour Radjabov played 2.Nc3 in 20 games, scoring 78%.
  3. 2…Nf6 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 2…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  4. 3.Nf3 Your move · Teimour Radjabov's games Teimour Radjabov played 3.Nf3 in 9 games, scoring 78%.
  5. 3…Nc6 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 3…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  6. 4.g3 Your move · Teimour Radjabov's games Teimour Radjabov played 4.g3 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  7. 4…d5 Reply · Teimour Radjabov's games A common reply here is 4…d5. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  8. 5.cxd5 Your move · Top-50 players Teimour Radjabov has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  9. 5…Nxd5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…Nxd5.
  10. 6.Bg2 Your move · Top-50 players Teimour Radjabov has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Teimour Radjabov play the English Opening?
After 1.c4, Teimour Radjabov's most common line is 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Teimour Radjabov's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Teimour Radjabov's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this English Opening course based on?
101 of Teimour Radjabov's Chess.com blitz games in the English Opening as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,805. Teimour Radjabov scored 77% 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 Teimour Radjabov?
GM Teimour Radjabov was ranked number 29 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,233 when this course was built.