Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Zukertort Variation › Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation › Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System › Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System › Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Zukertort Variation D02
- Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation D02
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System D04
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System D05
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System D05 you are here
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System is a specific line in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family (ECO D05), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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 begins with 7 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Rubinstein Opening: Semi-Slav Defense.
Together the deeper variations number 3 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- D05
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
3,209,807 games · White 52.0% / Draw 5.2% / Black 42.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c5 | 1,280,691 | |
| Bd6 | 646,120 | |
| Be7 | 637,836 | |
| Nc6 | 124,069 | |
| Nbd7 | 113,699 | |
| b6 | 90,882 | |
| c6 | 75,308 | |
| a6 | 63,462 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:41:47
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