Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre
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Statistics from Lichess
2,822,464 games: White 52.2% / Draw 4.8% / Black 42.9%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| 710,085710K | ||
| 502,626503K | ||
| 494,375494K | ||
| 248,427248K | ||
| 210,122210K | ||
| 187,429187K | ||
| 148,703149K | ||
| 129,673130K |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026
Engine evaluation
+0.67 White is slightly better
Best play: 3. Ne5 Bc8 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e4 c6
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
By rating
The stronger the players, the worse this line does for Black: Black scores 48% under 1400, 45% at 2200 and up (wins plus half the draws).
| Players | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1400 | 1.8M | |
| 1400–1799 | 3M | |
| 1800–2199 | 1.3M | |
| 2200 and up | 53K | |
| Masters, over the board | 175 |
Master games
- Eljanov, P. – Rapport, R.
- Kasparov, G. – Short, N. D.
- Xiong, J. – Maghsoodloo, P.
- Narayanan, S. – Rakhmanov, A.
- Nguyen, T. D. V. – Short, N. D.
Rated blitz, rapid and classical Lichess games by rating band, and over-the-board games of players rated 2200+ from the Lichess masters database, updated Sep 26, 2026
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (ECO D02, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a chess opening that starts 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bg4.
In 2,822,464 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 52.2%, Black 42.9% and 4.8% were drawn. White's most played move here is 3. e3, in 25% of those games.
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How to play against the Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre
3. Ne5 scores best for White: 58.7%, with White winning 56.6% and Black 39.2% of 494K games. The most played, 3. e3, scores 53.4% in 710K games, and 3. h3 scores lowest: 50.2%. Stockfish's first choice is also 3. Ne5.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
Popularity by year
The Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre has stayed between 0.098% and 0.13% of Lichess games a year since 2016 (0.11% in 2025).
Numbers by year
| Year | Share of games | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.13% | 45,685 |
| 2017 | 0.12% | 63,448 |
| 2018 | 0.1% | 81,301 |
| 2019 | 0.098% | 121,790 |
| 2020 | 0.1% | 293,699 |
| 2021 | 0.11% | 412,238 |
| 2022 | 0.11% | 428,483 |
| 2023 | 0.11% | 426,463 |
| 2024 | 0.11% | 402,683 |
| 2025 | 0.11% | 381,372 |
| 2026 (Jan–Apr) | 0.11% | 118,492 |
Share of rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500 (blitz, rapid and classical) that reach this position, by year; 2026: January to April. Which openings are rising and falling
Transpositions
Cite this page
Caissa Codex. “Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-pawn-game-anti-torre