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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Andy Woodward

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 38 of Andy Woodward's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Andy Woodward chose most often. Where Andy Woodward 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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  • Andy Woodward was #37 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,216) and scored 71% against opponents averaging 3,095 in these games.
  • You play Andy Woodward's own move in 11 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#37

Chess.com

Rating

3,216

Games

38

in this opening

Score

71%

in these games

Opponents

3,095

average rating

More about Andy Woodward

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 4 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 8% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qa4 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Be2 Bf5 8.Nf3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Ne5

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Nc3

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 Be7 6.Qe2

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 a6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qb3

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 a6 6.e3 Nc6 7.Be2 e6 8.Nf3 Bd6 9.Ne5

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Nbd7 5.Bg2

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

Andy Woodward's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3.

  1. 2…e6 Reply · Andy Woodward's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 53% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · Andy Woodward's games Andy Woodward played 3.Nf3 in 20 games, scoring 78%.
  3. 3…Nc6 Reply · Andy Woodward's games A common reply here is 3…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  4. 4.Nc3 Your move · Andy Woodward's games Andy Woodward played 4.Nc3 in 2 games, scoring 50%.

Questions about this course

How does Andy Woodward play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Andy Woodward's most common line is 2…e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Andy Woodward's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Andy Woodward's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
38 of Andy Woodward's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,095. Andy Woodward scored 71% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
15 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 Andy Woodward?
GM Andy Woodward was ranked number 37 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,216 when this course was built.