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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Faustino Oro

A repertoire in the Queen's Gambit built from 31 of Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Faustino Oro chose most often. Where Faustino Oro 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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  • Faustino Oro was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,201) and scored 63% against opponents averaging 2,983 in these games.
  • You play Faustino Oro's own move in 9 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#48

Chess.com

Rating

3,201

Games

31

in this opening

Score

63%

in these games

Opponents

2,983

average rating

More about Faustino Oro

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 12 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 10% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Qxc4 Qd5 6.Qxd5 Nxd5 7.a3 Bg4 8.Nbd2

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd2

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 Nf6 6.e3 c6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.a4 Qc7 9.Ba3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Re8 10.O-O

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

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

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2…e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3 Nge7 6.b4 Ng6 7.Bb2

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Bf5 8.Qf3 Qb6 9.Qxf5 Qxb2 10.Qc8+ Ke7 11.Rb1 Qxc3+ 12.Kd1 g5 13.Bg3 Ne4 14.Nf3 Bg7 15.Rxb7+

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

Faustino Oro's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Qxc4 Qd5 6.Qxd5 Nxd5 7.a3 Bg4 8.Nbd2.

  1. 2…dxc4 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 2…dxc4. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 3.Nf3 in 3 games, scoring 0%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
  4. 4.Qa4+ Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 4.Qa4+ in 2 games, scoring 0%.
  5. 4…Nc6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 4…Nc6.
  6. 5.Qxc4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  7. 5…Qd5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…Qd5.
  8. 6.Qxd5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  9. 6…Nxd5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…Nxd5.
  10. 7.a3 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  11. 7…Bg4 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…Bg4.
  12. 8.Nbd2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Faustino Oro play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Faustino Oro's most common line is 2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Qxc4 Qd5 6.Qxd5 Nxd5 7.a3 Bg4 8.Nbd2. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
Is this Faustino Oro's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
31 of Faustino Oro's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,983. Faustino Oro scored 63% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
9 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 Faustino Oro?
GM Faustino Oro was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,201 when this course was built.