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Queen's Gambit · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Queen's Gambit like Vladislav Artemiev

A Queen's Gambit repertoire built from 33 of Vladislav Artemiev's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Vladislav Artemiev chose most often. Where Vladislav Artemiev 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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  • Vladislav Artemiev was #19 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,259) and scored 65% against opponents averaging 2,930 in these games.
  • You play Vladislav Artemiev's own move in 5 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#19

Chess.com

Rating

3,259

Games

33

in this opening

Score

65%

in these games

Opponents

2,930

average rating

More about Vladislav Artemiev

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 · 32% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5 f6 5.Bd2

  2. Line 2 · 16% at top level

    2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5 Nc6 5.Nc3 h6 6.Bh4 Nf6 7.e3

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 h6 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Qc2 b6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.cxd5

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

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

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 a5 6.Bg5

  7. Line 7 · 3% at top level

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

  8. Line 8 · 3% at top level

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

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.Nxb5 Nb6 8.Be2 Be7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.O-O O-O 11.Nc3 Rb8 12.Rc1

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    2…dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    2…e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.g3

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

Vladislav Artemiev's main line in the Queen's Gambit, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5 f6 5.Bd2.

  1. 2…c6 Reply · Vladislav Artemiev's games A common reply here is 2…c6. At top level, this comes up about 48% of the time.
  2. 3.cxd5 Your move · Vladislav Artemiev's games Vladislav Artemiev played 3.cxd5 in 6 games, scoring 58%.
  3. 3…cxd5 Reply · Vladislav Artemiev's games A common reply here is 3…cxd5.
  4. 4.Bg5 Your move · Vladislav Artemiev's games Vladislav Artemiev played 4.Bg5 in 3 games, scoring 50%.
  5. 4…f6 Reply · Vladislav Artemiev's games A common reply here is 4…f6. At top level, this comes up about 32% of the time.
  6. 5.Bd2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Vladislav Artemiev play the Queen's Gambit?
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Vladislav Artemiev's most common line is 2…c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5 f6 5.Bd2. At top level it comes up about 32% of the time.
Is this Vladislav Artemiev's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Vladislav Artemiev's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Queen's Gambit course based on?
33 of Vladislav Artemiev's Chess.com blitz games in the Queen's Gambit as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,930. Vladislav Artemiev scored 65% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
12 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 Vladislav Artemiev?
GM Vladislav Artemiev was ranked number 19 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,259 when this course was built.