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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like David Paravyan

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 84 of David Paravyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move David Paravyan chose most often. Where David Paravyan 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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  • David Paravyan was #49 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,195) and scored 63% against opponents averaging 3,090 in these games.
  • You play David Paravyan's own move in 11 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#49

Chess.com

Rating

3,195

Games

84

in this opening

Score

63%

in these games

Opponents

3,090

average rating

More about David Paravyan

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 6 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 12% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 c6 9.Bf4 b6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Qa4

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 h6 5.Bg2 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.b3 b6 8.Bb2 Bb7 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Rc1 a6 11.Nd2

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qa4 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O b6 8.cxd5

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bd6 5.Bg2

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 cxd4 6.O-O Bc5 7.Nxd4

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

David Paravyan's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2.

  1. 2…e6 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 70% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · David Paravyan's games David Paravyan played 3.Nf3 in 42 games, scoring 62%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 60% of the time.
  4. 4.g3 Your move · David Paravyan's games David Paravyan played 4.g3 in 15 games, scoring 53%.
  5. 4…dxc4 Reply · David Paravyan's games A common reply here is 4…dxc4. At top level, this comes up about 12% of the time.
  6. 5.Bg2 Your move · David Paravyan's games David Paravyan played 5.Bg2 in 3 games, scoring 33%.

Questions about this course

How does David Paravyan play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, David Paravyan's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2. At top level it comes up about 12% of the time.
Is this David Paravyan's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from David Paravyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
84 of David Paravyan's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,090. David Paravyan scored 63% 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 David Paravyan?
GM David Paravyan was ranked number 49 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,195 when this course was built.