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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Alireza Firouzja

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 49 of Alireza Firouzja's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Alireza Firouzja chose most often. Where Alireza Firouzja 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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  • Alireza Firouzja was #11 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,284) and scored 69% against opponents averaging 3,089 in these games.
  • You play Alireza Firouzja's own move in 27 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#11

Chess.com

Rating

3,284

Games

49

in this opening

Score

69%

in these games

Opponents

3,089

average rating

More about Alireza Firouzja

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 · 13% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.g3 dxc4 6.a4

  2. Line 2 · 11% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Nxb5 Nxe4 7.Bxc4 a6 8.Nc3 Nd6 9.Nf3 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Re1 O-O 12.Bf1 Bg4 13.Bg5

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.Qc2 c5 7.Nf3

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3

  5. Line 5 · 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

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O dxc4 8.Ne5 a5 9.Nxc4 Nbd7 10.Qc2

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.g3 Nbd7 6.Qd3

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e3

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

Alireza Firouzja's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.g3 dxc4 6.a4.

  1. 2…c6 Reply · Alireza Firouzja's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 27% of the time.
  2. 3.Nc3 Your move · Alireza Firouzja's games Alireza Firouzja played 3.Nc3 in 9 games, scoring 94%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Alireza Firouzja's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
  4. 4.Nf3 Your move · Alireza Firouzja's games Alireza Firouzja played 4.Nf3 in 8 games, scoring 94%.
  5. 4…a6 Reply · Alireza Firouzja's games A common reply here is 4…a6. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  6. 5.g3 Your move · Alireza Firouzja's games Alireza Firouzja played 5.g3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  7. 5…dxc4 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 5…dxc4.
  8. 6.a4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Alireza Firouzja play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Alireza Firouzja's most common line is 2…c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.g3 dxc4 6.a4. At top level it comes up about 13% of the time.
Is this Alireza Firouzja's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Alireza Firouzja's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
49 of Alireza Firouzja's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,089. Alireza Firouzja scored 69% 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.
Does Alireza Firouzja always play the best move?
The course follows the moves from the games. In 1 position a quick Stockfish check prefers another move by 0.7 pawns or more, and the course marks it.
Who is Alireza Firouzja?
GM Alireza Firouzja was ranked number 11 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,284 when this course was built.