Queen's Pawn Game
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game is a major root opening in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family (ECO D00). It serves as the entry point for a wide subtree of named variations.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It is reached after 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5.
10 distinct sub-variations branch from this opening; prominent examples include Amazon Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Queen's Gambit, and others.
This is a deep theory tree with 393 total sub-variations across all depths — one of the larger branches in chess theory.
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- ECO code
- D00
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 2
- Direct variations
- 10
- Total in subtree
- 393
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Statistics from Lichess
275,411,122 games · White 51.3% / Draw 5.2% / Black 43.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c4 | 120,463,648 | |
| Nf3 | 50,879,806 | |
| Bf4 | 46,480,624 | |
| e3 | 21,218,391 | |
| Nc3 | 13,988,805 | |
| e4 | 6,583,464 | |
| Bg5 | 5,498,970 | |
| c3 | 3,138,349 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:50:22
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Variations (10)
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