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D03

Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack

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Overview

Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO D03.

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 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

2 named variations grow from this line, including Gossip Variation, Grünfeld Variation.

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ECO code
D03
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
5
Parent
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
Direct variations
2

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Statistics from Lichess

3,076,672 games · White 49.5% / Draw 5.9% / Black 44.6%

MovesGamesW / D / B
e61,011,792
Ne4496,458
Bf5358,998
Bg4211,449
Nc6202,279
h6198,474
Nbd7178,225
c6143,347

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:14:15

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Variations (2)