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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Andrey Esipenko

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 50 of Andrey Esipenko's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Andrey Esipenko chose most often. Where Andrey Esipenko 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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  • Andrey Esipenko was #26 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,230) and scored 75% against opponents averaging 2,964 in these games.
  • You play Andrey Esipenko's own move in 12 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#26

Chess.com

Rating

3,230

Games

50

in this opening

Score

75%

in these games

Opponents

2,964

average rating

More about Andrey Esipenko

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 8 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 12% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Be2

  2. Line 2 · 10% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 a5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.a3

  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.e3

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 a5 6.Bg5 c5 7.a3

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bxe7 Qxe7 8.Rc1

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qc2 c6 7.e3

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 c5 9.dxc5 Qa5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Be2 Na6 12.O-O Nxc5 13.b4 Qa3 14.Nxd5 Ne4 15.Bd3 Nc3 16.Nxf6+

  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 c6 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nd7 11.O-O

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

Andrey Esipenko's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Be2.

  1. 2…c6 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 26% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 3.Nf3 in 9 games, scoring 83%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
  4. 4.Nc3 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 4.Nc3 in 9 games, scoring 83%.
  5. 4…e6 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 4…e6. At top level, this comes up about 12% of the time.
  6. 5.e3 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 5.e3 in 4 games, scoring 100%.
  7. 5…Nbd7 Reply · Andrey Esipenko's games A common reply here is 5…Nbd7.
  8. 6.Be2 Your move · Andrey Esipenko's games Andrey Esipenko played 6.Be2 in 2 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Andrey Esipenko play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Andrey Esipenko's most common line is 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Be2. At top level it comes up about 12% of the time.
Is this Andrey Esipenko's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Andrey Esipenko's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
50 of Andrey Esipenko's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,964. Andrey Esipenko scored 75% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
10 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 Andrey Esipenko?
GM Andrey Esipenko was ranked number 26 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,230 when this course was built.