Amazon Attack
1. d4 d5 2. Qd3
The Amazon Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Qd3. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3,714 times by this move order. White won 43%, 5% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nc6 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.42 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 2… c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 c4 5. Qd1)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Qd3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3,015 | |
| 1500-1999 | 618 | |
| 2000+ | 81 | |
| All | 3,714 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nc6 | 1,219 (33%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 1,059 (29%) | |
| 2… e6 | 495 (13%) | |
| 2… g6 | 205 (6%) | |
| 2… c6 | 163 (4%) | |
| 2… Qd6 | 121 (3%) | |
| 2… c5 | 111 (3%) | |
| 2… Bf5 | 62 (2%) |
Master games
9 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 0%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Anton Korobov (2690) – IM Alexey Maly (2368) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 5th Oct · 2021-10-05
- GM Daniel Dardha (2630) – FM Aarav Dengla (2395) 1-0 · Titled Tue 16th Apr Late · 2024-04-16
- GM Daniel Dardha (2609) – FM Ioannis Kalogeris (2412) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Nov Late · 2022-11-22
- GM Daniel Dardha (2631) – FM Danila Bilan (2303) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd May Early · 2023-05-02
- Sam Kassani (2194) – Anton Darnell (1919) 1-0 · 26th Czech Rapid G1 2015 · 2015-07-22
Search all games of the Amazon Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- NM nihilistiq (2411) – juvefun (2449) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- NM nihilistiq (2378) – Jord10010 (2426) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- NM nihilistiq (2421) – Mountain_Hiker (2384) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d5) 1. d4 d5
More Amazon Attack lines (all)
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.