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Sicilian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the Sicilian like Abhimanyu Mishra

A repertoire against the Sicilian built from 157 of Abhimanyu Mishra's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Abhimanyu Mishra chose most often. Where Abhimanyu Mishra 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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  • Abhimanyu Mishra was #22 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,246) and scored 62% against opponents averaging 3,031 in these games.
  • You play Abhimanyu Mishra'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

#22

Chess.com

Rating

3,246

Games

157

in this opening

Score

62%

in these games

Opponents

3,031

average rating

More about Abhimanyu Mishra

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 9 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bd3 d5 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bc2

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nbd7 10.Qd3 Bxd5 11.exd5 Rc8 12.c4 O-O 13.a4

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Na3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.c3 e5 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 exd4 8.Bf4 a6 9.Ba4

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd5

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nbd7 10.Qd3 O-O 11.a4

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ng6 7.Be2

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

Abhimanyu Mishra's main line against the Sicilian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5.

  1. 2.Nf3 Your move · Abhimanyu Mishra's games Abhimanyu Mishra played 2.Nf3 in 157 games, scoring 62%.
  2. 2…d6 Reply · Abhimanyu Mishra's games A common reply here is 2…d6. At top level, this comes up about 45% of the time.
  3. 3.d4 Your move · Abhimanyu Mishra's games Abhimanyu Mishra played 3.d4 in 59 games, scoring 59%.
  4. 3…cxd4 Reply · Abhimanyu Mishra's games A common reply here is 3…cxd4. At top level, this comes up about 44% of the time.
  5. 4.Nxd4 Your move · Abhimanyu Mishra's games Abhimanyu Mishra played 4.Nxd4 in 58 games, scoring 59%.
  6. 4…Nf6 Reply · Abhimanyu Mishra's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 43% of the time.
  7. 5.Nc3 Your move · Abhimanyu Mishra's games Abhimanyu Mishra played 5.Nc3 in 53 games, scoring 60%.
  8. 5…Nc6 Reply · Abhimanyu Mishra's games A common reply here is 5…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  9. 6.Bg5 Your move · Abhimanyu Mishra's games Abhimanyu Mishra played 6.Bg5 in 9 games, scoring 61%.

Questions about this course

How does Abhimanyu Mishra play against the Sicilian?
After 1.e4 c5, Abhimanyu Mishra's most common line is 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Abhimanyu Mishra's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Abhimanyu Mishra's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Sicilian course based on?
157 of Abhimanyu Mishra's Chess.com blitz games in the Sicilian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,031. Abhimanyu Mishra scored 62% 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 Abhimanyu Mishra?
GM Abhimanyu Mishra was ranked number 22 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,246 when this course was built.