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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Matthias Bluebaum

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 269 of Matthias Bluebaum's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Matthias Bluebaum chose most often. Where Matthias Bluebaum 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.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Matthias Bluebaum or Chess.com.

  • Matthias Bluebaum was #40 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,207) and scored 78% against opponents averaging 2,954 in these games.
  • You play Matthias Bluebaum's own move in 40 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#40

Chess.com

Rating

3,207

Games

269

in this opening

Score

78%

in these games

Opponents

2,954

average rating

More about Matthias Bluebaum

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 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Qc2

  2. Line 2 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.Be2

  3. Line 3 · 4% at top level

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

  4. Line 4 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4

  5. Line 5 · 3% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3

  6. Line 6 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3

  7. Line 7 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 h6 8.Bh4 Re8 9.Nge2 c6 10.f3

  8. Line 8 · 3% at top level

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

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.Qc2 e6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.b3

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd3

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    2…Nc6 3.Nc3

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qc2 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5 Be7 8.e3

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 O-O 7.Nf3

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

Matthias Bluebaum's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Qc2.

  1. 2…c6 Reply · Matthias Bluebaum's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 26% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 3.Nf3 in 66 games, scoring 73%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Matthias Bluebaum's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
  4. 4.Nc3 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 4.Nc3 in 66 games, scoring 73%.
  5. 4…a6 Reply · Matthias Bluebaum's games A common reply here is 4…a6. At top level, this comes up about 4% of the time.
  6. 5.Qc2 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 5.Qc2 in 11 games, scoring 64%.

Questions about this course

How does Matthias Bluebaum play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Matthias Bluebaum's most common line is 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Qc2. At top level it comes up about 4% of the time.
Is this Matthias Bluebaum's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Matthias Bluebaum's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
269 of Matthias Bluebaum's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,954. Matthias Bluebaum scored 78% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
14 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 Matthias Bluebaum?
GM Matthias Bluebaum was ranked number 40 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,207 when this course was built.