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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Liam Putnam

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 32 of Liam Putnam's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Liam Putnam chose most often. Where Liam Putnam 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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  • Liam Putnam was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,200) and scored 66% against opponents averaging 3,035 in these games.
  • You play Liam Putnam's own move in 12 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

3,200

Games

32

in this opening

Score

66%

in these games

Opponents

3,035

average rating

More about Liam Putnam

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 14 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 8% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 b6 9.Nge2

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

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

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2…Nf6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nc3

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Qb6 6.Nf3

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 Bf5 8.Nge2 Nbd7 9.Ng3 Bg6 10.h4 h5 11.Nce2

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 c6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.h3 Re8 10.Nf3

  8. Line 8 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 c6 8.Qc2

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Rb1 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nc6 9.Bb5

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nge2

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 a6 6.e3 Nc6 7.Rc1 Bf5 8.Nf3 e6 9.Qb3 Nh5 10.Qxb7

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

Liam Putnam'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.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 b6 9.Nge2.

  1. 2…e6 Reply · Liam Putnam's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 56% of the time.
  2. 3.Nc3 Your move · Liam Putnam's games Liam Putnam played 3.Nc3 in 15 games, scoring 77%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Liam Putnam's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 45% of the time.
  4. 4.cxd5 Your move · Liam Putnam's games Liam Putnam played 4.cxd5 in 12 games, scoring 83%.
  5. 4…exd5 Reply · Liam Putnam's games A common reply here is 4…exd5. At top level, this comes up about 34% of the time.
  6. 5.Bf4 Your move · Liam Putnam's games Liam Putnam played 5.Bf4 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  7. 5…Bd6 Reply · Liam Putnam's games A common reply here is 5…Bd6. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
  8. 6.Bxd6 Your move · Liam Putnam's games Liam Putnam played 6.Bxd6 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
  9. 6…Qxd6 Reply · Liam Putnam's games A common reply here is 6…Qxd6.
  10. 7.e3 Your move · Liam Putnam's games Liam Putnam played 7.e3 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
  11. 7…O-O Reply · Liam Putnam's games A common reply here is 7…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  12. 8.Bd3 Your move · Top-50 players Liam Putnam has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  13. 8…b6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8…b6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  14. 9.Nge2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Liam Putnam play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Liam Putnam's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 b6 9.Nge2. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Liam Putnam's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Liam Putnam's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
32 of Liam Putnam's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,035. Liam Putnam scored 66% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
11 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 Liam Putnam?
GM Liam Putnam was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,200 when this course was built.