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Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle is a specific line in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family (ECO D04), 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 is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5.
The line refines Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D04
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
1,877,464 games · White 47.7% / Draw 5.8% / Black 46.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 723,680 | |
| c4 | 515,750 | |
| Be2 | 189,334 | |
| Nbd2 | 113,766 | |
| a3 | 68,138 | |
| Nc3 | 54,639 | |
| b3 | 47,509 | |
| c3 | 45,718 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:28:58
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