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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Fabiano Caruana

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 30 of Fabiano Caruana's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Fabiano Caruana chose most often. Where Fabiano Caruana 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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  • Fabiano Caruana was #13 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,271) and scored 62% against opponents averaging 2,994 in these games.
  • You play Fabiano Caruana's own move in 8 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#13

Chess.com

Rating

3,271

Games

30

in this opening

Score

62%

in these games

Opponents

2,994

average rating

More about Fabiano Caruana

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 10 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 15% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nge2 h6 8.Bf4 Bd6 9.Ng3 Bg6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.h4

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 h6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.h3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Ne7 11.Qc2 g6 12.Nb5 Qb4+ 13.Nc3

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2…Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.cxd5 Bxf3 5.gxf3 Qxd5 6.e3 e5 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nf6 10.Bg2 O-O 11.O-O

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Bd2

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd2

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O

  8. Line 8 · 6% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4

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

Fabiano Caruana's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3.

  1. 2…e6 Reply · Fabiano Caruana's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 53% of the time.
  2. 3.Nc3 Your move · Fabiano Caruana's games Fabiano Caruana played 3.Nc3 in 11 games, scoring 64%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Fabiano Caruana's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 39% of the time.
  4. 4.cxd5 Your move · Fabiano Caruana's games Fabiano Caruana played 4.cxd5 in 8 games, scoring 69%.
  5. 4…exd5 Reply · Fabiano Caruana's games A common reply here is 4…exd5.
  6. 5.Bg5 Your move · Fabiano Caruana's games Fabiano Caruana played 5.Bg5 in 8 games, scoring 69%.
  7. 5…c6 Reply · Fabiano Caruana's games A common reply here is 5…c6. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
  8. 6.e3 Your move · Fabiano Caruana's games Fabiano Caruana played 6.e3 in 6 games, scoring 75%.
  9. 6…Be7 Reply · Fabiano Caruana's games A common reply here is 6…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  10. 7.Bd3 Your move · Fabiano Caruana's games Fabiano Caruana played 7.Bd3 in 3 games, scoring 67%.

Questions about this course

How does Fabiano Caruana play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Fabiano Caruana's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3. At top level it comes up about 15% of the time.
Is this Fabiano Caruana's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Fabiano Caruana's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
30 of Fabiano Caruana's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,994. Fabiano Caruana scored 62% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
8 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 Fabiano Caruana?
GM Fabiano Caruana was ranked number 13 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,271 when this course was built.