Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qd3
The Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qd3. It is a line of the Amazon Attack. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 101 times by this move order. White won 41%, 5% were drawn and Black won 54%. The most popular continuation is 3… e6 (30% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.62 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 3… c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. a3 d4 6. Ne4)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qd3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 26 | |
| 1500-1999 | 34 | |
| 2000+ | 41 | |
| All | 101 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… e6 | 30 (30%) | |
| 3… g6 | 21 (21%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 16 (16%) | |
| 3… c5 | 14 (14%) | |
| 3… c6 | 8 (8%) | |
| 3… a6 | 6 (6%) | |
| 3… Bg4 | 2 (2%) | |
| 3… Nbd7 | 2 (2%) |
Master games
12 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 25%, Black 8%). The strongest:
- IM Sai Krishna G V (2384) – Todd Bryant (2075) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd May Late · 2023-05-02
- FM Adrian Ponce Cano (2210) – Ashokkumar Ramadoss (2110) 1-0 · Titled Tue 14th Nov Late · 2023-11-14
- Martin Zvarik (2216) – Maisa Nejanky (2040) 1-0 · Gibraltar Masters 2014 · 2014-02-06
- WIM Furtado Ivana Maria (2188) – Daniel Dardha (2067) 1/2-1/2 · 39th Barbera Open 2016 · 2016-07-07
- FM Adrian Ponce Cano (2210) – WFM Fruzsina Szente Varga (2015) 1-0 · Titled Tue 14th Nov Late · 2023-11-14
Search all games of the Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (2. Nc3 d5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5
More Amazon Attack lines (all)
- Amazon Attack D00
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.