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Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026

Play against the Italian Game like Nodirbek Abdusattorov

A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 36 of Nodirbek Abdusattorov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Nodirbek Abdusattorov chose most often. Where Nodirbek Abdusattorov 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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  • Nodirbek Abdusattorov was #13 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,285) and scored 49% against opponents averaging 3,077 in these games.
  • You play Nodirbek Abdusattorov's own move in 5 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#13

Chess.com

Rating

3,285

Games

36

in this opening

Score

49%

in these games

Opponents

3,077

average rating

More about Nodirbek Abdusattorov

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 11 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 15% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 Kh8 8.Nc3 Bg4

  2. Line 2 · 10% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.a3 O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.O-O Be6

  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 Kh8 8.a5 a6 9.Nc3 Bg4

  4. Line 4 · 8% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 Kh8 8.h3 Na5

  5. Line 5 · 7% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 d6 7.a4 Na5

  6. Line 6 · 7% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.a4 O-O 6.O-O d6

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.a4 a5 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 Re8

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.a4 a5 8.h3 h6 9.Be3 Be6

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.a4 O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.a5 a6 8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.Bxd5 Nxa5

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.a4 O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.a5 a6 8.O-O Nb4

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 d6 7.Re1 Na5

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.a3 Be6 8.Nd5 a5

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.a4 O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.h3 Be6

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Nd5 9.Nf3 Bd6 10.O-O Nf4 11.Nc3 Nxd3 12.cxd3 O-O 13.Ne4 c5 14.Qc2 Nc6

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

Nodirbek Abdusattorov's main line against the Italian Game, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 Kh8 8.Nc3 Bg4.

  1. 3…Nf6 Your move · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games Nodirbek Abdusattorov played 3…Nf6 in 20 games, scoring 38%.
  2. 4.d3 Reply · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games A common reply here is 4.d3. At top level, this comes up about 90% of the time.
  3. 4…Be7 Your move · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games Nodirbek Abdusattorov played 4…Be7 in 9 games, scoring 50%.
  4. 5.O-O Reply · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games A common reply here is 5.O-O. At top level, this comes up about 60% of the time.
  5. 5…O-O Your move · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games Nodirbek Abdusattorov played 5…O-O in 6 games, scoring 58%.
  6. 6.Re1 Reply · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games A common reply here is 6.Re1. At top level, this comes up about 30% of the time.
  7. 6…d6 Your move · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games Nodirbek Abdusattorov played 6…d6 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  8. 7.a4 Reply · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games A common reply here is 7.a4.
  9. 7…Kh8 Your move · Nodirbek Abdusattorov's games Nodirbek Abdusattorov played 7…Kh8 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  10. 8.Nc3 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8.Nc3. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  11. 8…Bg4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Nodirbek Abdusattorov play against the Italian Game?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Nodirbek Abdusattorov's most common line is 3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 Kh8 8.Nc3 Bg4. At top level it comes up about 15% of the time.
Is this Nodirbek Abdusattorov's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Nodirbek Abdusattorov's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Italian Game course based on?
36 of Nodirbek Abdusattorov's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,077. Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored 49% 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 Nodirbek Abdusattorov?
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov was ranked number 13 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,285 when this course was built.