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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Salem AR Saleh

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 139 of Salem AR Saleh's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Salem AR Saleh chose most often. Where Salem AR Saleh 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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  • Salem AR Saleh was #41 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,206) and scored 49% against opponents averaging 3,149 in these games.
  • You play Salem AR Saleh'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

#41

Chess.com

Rating

3,206

Games

139

in this opening

Score

49%

in these games

Opponents

3,149

average rating

More about Salem AR Saleh

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 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Bd2

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd2

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Bd2 Be7 8.Qb3 Qc7 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.cxd5

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nge2 h6 8.Bf4 Bd6 9.Ng3 Bg6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.h4 O-O 12.h5 Bh7 13.Bd3

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be6 7.e3 Nbd7 8.h3 Bd6 9.Bd3

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Bg4 8.f3 Bh5 9.Be3 e6 10.O-O

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

Salem AR Saleh's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Bd2.

  1. 2…c6 Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 33% of the time.
  2. 3.Nf3 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 3.Nf3 in 34 games, scoring 46%.
  3. 3…Nf6 Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6.
  4. 4.e3 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 4.e3 in 32 games, scoring 45%.
  5. 4…Bf5 Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 4…Bf5. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
  6. 5.Nc3 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 5.Nc3 in 14 games, scoring 29%.
  7. 5…e6 Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 5…e6.
  8. 6.Nh4 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 6.Nh4 in 14 games, scoring 29%.
  9. 6…Be4 Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 6…Be4. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  10. 7.f3 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 7.f3 in 6 games, scoring 17%.
  11. 7…Bg6 Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 7…Bg6.
  12. 8.Bd2 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 8.Bd2 in 5 games, scoring 20%.

Questions about this course

How does Salem AR Saleh play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Salem AR Saleh's most common line is 2…c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Bd2. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Salem AR Saleh's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Salem AR Saleh's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
139 of Salem AR Saleh's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,149. Salem AR Saleh scored 49% 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 Salem AR Saleh?
GM Salem AR Saleh was ranked number 41 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,206 when this course was built.