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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Faustino Oro

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 224 of Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Faustino Oro chose most often. Where Faustino Oro 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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  • Faustino Oro was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,201) and scored 79% against opponents averaging 3,002 in these games.
  • You play Faustino Oro's own move in 36 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

3,201

Games

224

in this opening

Score

79%

in these games

Opponents

3,002

average rating

More about Faustino Oro

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 11 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.c3

  2. Line 2 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 e5 6.Bc2

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 g6 6.Bc2

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 g6 5.Bd3 Bg7 6.Bc2 e5 7.d3 O-O 8.Bg5 Nc6 9.Bb3

  5. Line 5 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 d5 4.Qe2

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Bd7 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Bc2

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.e5

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 g6 5.Bd3 Bg7 6.Bc2 O-O 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nc6 9.O-O e5 10.d5

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Re1 Nh6 7.c3 O-O 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 e5 7.Nc3

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

Faustino Oro's main line against the Sicilian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.c3.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 2.Nf3 in 218 games, scoring 79%.
  2. 2…e6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
  3. 3.d3 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 3.d3 in 26 games, scoring 87%.
  4. 3…Nc6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 3…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  5. 4.g3 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 4.g3 in 18 games, scoring 86%.
  6. 4…g6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 4…g6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  7. 5.Bg2 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 5.Bg2 in 8 games, scoring 100%.
  8. 5…Bg7 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 5…Bg7.
  9. 6.O-O Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 6.O-O in 8 games, scoring 100%.
  10. 6…Nge7 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 6…Nge7. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  11. 7.c3 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 7.c3 in 6 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Faustino Oro play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Faustino Oro's most common line is 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.c3. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Faustino Oro's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
224 of Faustino Oro's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,002. Faustino Oro scored 79% 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 Faustino Oro?
GM Faustino Oro was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,201 when this course was built.