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- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Zukertort Variation D02
- Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation D02
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Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack
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.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- D03
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
3,076,672 games · White 49.5% / Draw 5.9% / Black 44.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e6 | 1,011,792 | |
| Ne4 | 496,458 | |
| Bf5 | 358,998 | |
| Bg4 | 211,449 | |
| Nc6 | 202,279 | |
| h6 | 198,474 | |
| Nbd7 | 178,225 | |
| c6 | 143,347 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:14:15
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