Tree path 2 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Levitsky Attack
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Levitsky Attack D00 you are here
Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D00.
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 3 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5.
It is a direct variation of Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Welling Variation.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- D00
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Queen's Pawn Game
- Direct variations
- 1
This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
5,495,356 games · White 53.3% / Draw 4.8% / Black 42.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 1,180,241 | |
| h6 | 1,092,375 | |
| Nc6 | 708,174 | |
| f6 | 672,764 | |
| Bf5 | 514,060 | |
| c6 | 478,872 | |
| c5 | 321,133 | |
| Nd7 | 169,960 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:55:08
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.