Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Zukertort Variation › Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation › Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System › Grünfeld Formation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Zukertort Variation D02
- Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation D02
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System D04
- Grünfeld Formation D04 you are here
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Grünfeld Formation
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Grünfeld Formation is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D04.
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 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7.
It is a variation of Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D04
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
418,973 games · White 46.3% / Draw 5.9% / Black 47.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 161,804 | |
| Nbd2 | 106,916 | |
| c3 | 42,193 | |
| b3 | 36,117 | |
| Nc3 | 17,513 | |
| c4 | 14,080 | |
| h3 | 13,466 | |
| Ne5 | 7,629 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:54:55
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