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- Zukertort Variation D02
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Queen's Pawn Game: Chandler Gambit
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Chandler Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO D02, Closed & Semi-Closed Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
The line arises from 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Bg2.
The line refines Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D02
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
29,031 games · White 52.4% / Draw 6.4% / Black 41.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 19,832 | |
| Nf6 | 4,483 | |
| Qa5+ | 1,106 | |
| e6 | 992 | |
| e5 | 780 | |
| f6 | 647 | |
| g6 | 419 | |
| d3 | 233 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:41:44
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