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Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026

Play against the Italian Game like Dmitry Andreikin

A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 42 of Dmitry Andreikin's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Dmitry Andreikin chose most often. Where Dmitry Andreikin 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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  • Dmitry Andreikin was #10 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,297) and scored 62% against opponents averaging 3,101 in these games.
  • You play Dmitry Andreikin'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

#10

Chess.com

Rating

3,297

Games

42

in this opening

Score

62%

in these games

Opponents

3,101

average rating

More about Dmitry Andreikin

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 13 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 13% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 a5 8.Nc3 h6 9.h3 Be6

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 a5 8.c3 h6 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Nf1 Bf8 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Bb5 d5

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 a5 8.c3 h6 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Nf1 Bf8 11.Ng3 Be6 12.b3 d5 13.exd5 Bxd5 14.Qe2 Bxc4 15.bxc4 Qd7 16.Rb1 b6

  4. Line 4 · 7% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.a4 d6

  5. Line 5 · 7% at top level

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

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

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

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.a3 d6 7.Be3 Be6 8.Ng5 Bxc4 9.dxc4 Qd7

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Nd5 9.Nf3 Bd6

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 a5 8.h3 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 a5 8.h3 h6 9.Nc3 Be6

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 a5 8.h3 h6 9.c3 Be6

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.a4 O-O 6.Nc3 d6

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.a4 O-O 6.O-O d6

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.a4 O-O 6.a5 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5

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

Dmitry Andreikin'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 a5 8.Nc3 h6 9.h3 Be6.

  1. 3…Nf6 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 3…Nf6 in 24 games, scoring 63%.
  2. 4.d3 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 4.d3. At top level, this comes up about 88% of the time.
  3. 4…Be7 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 4…Be7 in 13 games, scoring 54%.
  4. 5.O-O Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 5.O-O. At top level, this comes up about 61% of the time.
  5. 5…O-O Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 5…O-O in 9 games, scoring 39%.
  6. 6.Re1 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 6.Re1. At top level, this comes up about 40% of the time.
  7. 6…d6 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 6…d6 in 6 games, scoring 58%.
  8. 7.a4 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 7.a4.
  9. 7…a5 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 7…a5 in 3 games, scoring 83%.
  10. 8.Nc3 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 8.Nc3. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  11. 8…h6 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  12. 9.h3 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 9.h3.
  13. 9…Be6 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Dmitry Andreikin play against the Italian Game?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Dmitry Andreikin's most common line is 3…Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 a5 8.Nc3 h6 9.h3 Be6. At top level it comes up about 13% of the time.
Is this Dmitry Andreikin's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Dmitry Andreikin's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Italian Game course based on?
42 of Dmitry Andreikin's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,101. Dmitry Andreikin scored 62% 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 Dmitry Andreikin?
GM Dmitry Andreikin was ranked number 10 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,297 when this course was built.