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Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026

Play against the Italian Game like Haik Martirosyan

A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 31 of Haik Martirosyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Haik Martirosyan chose most often. Where Haik Martirosyan 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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  • Haik Martirosyan was #33 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,224) and scored 65% against opponents averaging 2,985 in these games.
  • You play Haik Martirosyan's own move in 7 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#33

Chess.com

Rating

3,224

Games

31

in this opening

Score

65%

in these games

Opponents

2,985

average rating

More about Haik Martirosyan

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 5 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 9% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O

  4. Line 4 · 7% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.a4 a5 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 d6 10.h4 g4 11.Nh2 Ne7

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.Nbd2 Nb6

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.Nbd2 d6 7.Re1 Ng4

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 d5

  8. Line 8 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Be6 9.a4 a6

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.Bg5 Be7

  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Nbd2 Nb6

  11. Line 11 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.a4 a5 9.Nbd2 Nb6 10.Bb5 Bd6 11.Re1 Bf5

  12. Line 12 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.O-O O-O 11.Qc2 Bd6

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

Haik Martirosyan's main line against the Italian Game, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4.

  1. 3…Bc5 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 3…Bc5 in 22 games, scoring 68%.
  2. 4.c3 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 4.c3. At top level, this comes up about 45% of the time.
  3. 4…Nf6 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 4…Nf6 in 10 games, scoring 55%.
  4. 5.d4 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 5.d4. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  5. 5…exd4 Your move · Top-50 players Haik Martirosyan has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Haik Martirosyan play against the Italian Game?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Haik Martirosyan's most common line is 3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Haik Martirosyan's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Haik Martirosyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Italian Game course based on?
31 of Haik Martirosyan's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 2,985. Haik Martirosyan scored 65% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
12 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 Haik Martirosyan?
GM Haik Martirosyan was ranked number 33 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,224 when this course was built.