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Queen's Pawn Game: London System
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: London System is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D02.
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 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4.
It is a variation of Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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
- D02
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
11,983,150 games · White 49.7% / Draw 6.0% / Black 44.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e6 | 3,471,748 | |
| Bf5 | 2,341,273 | |
| c5 | 2,084,986 | |
| Nc6 | 1,271,597 | |
| Bg4 | 861,643 | |
| c6 | 801,968 | |
| g6 | 701,419 | |
| Nbd7 | 107,089 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:14:06
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