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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Haik Martirosyan

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 52 of Haik Martirosyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Haik Martirosyan chose most often. Where Haik Martirosyan 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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  • Haik Martirosyan was #33 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,220) and scored 73% against opponents averaging 2,811 in these games.
  • You play Haik Martirosyan's own move in 8 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#33

Chess.com

Rating

3,220

Games

52

in this opening

Score

73%

in these games

Opponents

2,811

average rating

More about Haik Martirosyan

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 · 12% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Qe2

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Bc4 Qb6 8.Bb3 e6 9.Qd2 Be7 10.O-O-O Nc5 11.f3 Qc7 12.Kb1

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1

  4. Line 4 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bd3

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O d5 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bh6

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Ne4

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 e5 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.a4

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

Haik Martirosyan's main line against the Sicilian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Qe2.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 2.Nf3 in 34 games, scoring 74%.
  2. 2…e6 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 2…e6. At top level, this comes up about 24% of the time.
  3. 3.d4 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 3.d4 in 4 games, scoring 63%.
  4. 3…cxd4 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4.
  5. 4.Nxd4 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 4.Nxd4 in 4 games, scoring 63%.
  6. 4…a6 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 4…a6. At top level, this comes up about 18% of the time.
  7. 5.Nc3 Your move · Haik Martirosyan's games Haik Martirosyan played 5.Nc3 in 3 games, scoring 50%.
  8. 5…Qc7 Reply · Haik Martirosyan's games A common reply here is 5…Qc7. At top level, this comes up about 12% of the time.
  9. 6.Bd3 Your move · Top-50 players Haik Martirosyan has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  10. 6…Nf6 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6…Nf6.
  11. 7.Qe2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Haik Martirosyan play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Haik Martirosyan's most common line is 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Qe2. At top level it comes up about 12% of the time.
Is this Haik Martirosyan's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Haik Martirosyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
52 of Haik Martirosyan's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,811. Haik Martirosyan scored 73% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
10 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 Haik Martirosyan?
GM Haik Martirosyan was ranked number 33 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,220 when this course was built.