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- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Zukertort Variation D02
- Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation D02
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System D04
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Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO D05.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6, after 6 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- D05
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
5,995,298 games · White 50.4% / Draw 5.5% / Black 44.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 2,915,711 | |
| c4 | 1,079,600 | |
| Be2 | 689,991 | |
| a3 | 286,104 | |
| Nbd2 | 284,320 | |
| b3 | 161,838 | |
| Nc3 | 156,454 | |
| c3 | 150,324 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:29:00
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