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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Aleksandr Usov

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 101 of Aleksandr Usov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Aleksandr Usov chose most often. Where Aleksandr Usov 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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  • Aleksandr Usov was #36 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,216) and scored 67% against opponents averaging 2,816 in these games.
  • You play Aleksandr Usov's own move in 28 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#36

Chess.com

Rating

3,216

Games

101

in this opening

Score

67%

in these games

Opponents

2,816

average rating

More about Aleksandr Usov

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 16 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 7% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Ne5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bf4 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 b6 7.cxd5

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bf4 c5 5.cxd5

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.Qxd4

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.e4

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Be2 Bf5 8.Nf3 e6 9.O-O

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Be2 Qb6 8.a3

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 a6 6.e3 Nc6 7.Be2 Bf5 8.Nf3 e6 9.O-O

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bg3 Ne7 7.Bxd6

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Ne5 O-O 10.Nxc6

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be3

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bf4 Bb4 5.cxd5

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    2…Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.cxd5

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

Aleksandr Usov's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Ne5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3.

  1. 2…c6 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 37% of the time.
  2. 3.cxd5 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 3.cxd5 in 22 games, scoring 66%.
  3. 3…cxd5 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 3…cxd5. At top level, this comes up about 35% of the time.
  4. 4.Nc3 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 4.Nc3 in 17 games, scoring 68%.
  5. 4…Nf6 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
  6. 5.Bf4 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 5.Bf4 in 14 games, scoring 61%.
  7. 5…Nc6 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 5…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
  8. 6.e3 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 6.e3 in 12 games, scoring 54%.
  9. 6…Bf5 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 6…Bf5. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
  10. 7.Nf3 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 7.Nf3 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
  11. 7…e6 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 7…e6.
  12. 8.Qb3 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 8.Qb3 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
  13. 8…Bb4 Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 8…Bb4.
  14. 9.Ne5 Your move · Aleksandr Usov's games Aleksandr Usov played 9.Ne5 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
  15. 9…Bxc3+ Reply · Aleksandr Usov's games A common reply here is 9…Bxc3+. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  16. 10.bxc3 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Aleksandr Usov play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Aleksandr Usov's most common line is 2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Ne5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Aleksandr Usov's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Aleksandr Usov's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
101 of Aleksandr Usov's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,816. Aleksandr Usov scored 67% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
15 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 Aleksandr Usov?
IM Aleksandr Usov was ranked number 36 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,216 when this course was built.