King's Pawn Game: Napoleon Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Qf3
The King's Pawn Game: Napoleon Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C20, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Qf3. It is a line of the King's Pawn Game. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 38,067 times by this move order. White won 50%, 4% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nc6 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.14 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 2… Nf6 3. Bc4 c6 4. Nc3 b5 5. Bb3)
- ECO
- C20
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Qf3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 30,822 | |
| 1500-1999 | 7,078 | |
| 2000+ | 167 | |
| All | 38,067 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nc6 | 13,796 (36%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 11,612 (31%) | |
| 2… d6 | 3,334 (9%) | |
| 2… Qf6 | 2,702 (7%) | |
| 2… Bc5 | 2,220 (6%) | |
| 2… f6 | 1,348 (4%) | |
| 2… d5 | 505 (1%) | |
| 2… Nh6 | 416 (1%) |
Master games
57 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 2%, Black 63%). The strongest:
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2780) – GM Jorden Van Foreest (2618) 0-1 · Napoleon Trophy Blitz · 2019-02-16
- GM Jorden Van Foreest (2618) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2780) 0-1 · Napoleon Trophy Blitz · 2019-02-16
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2725) – GM Bharath Subramaniyam H (2562) 1-0 · Titled Tue 5th Aug Early · 2025-08-05
- Bobir Sattarov (2459) – IM Willyam Espinoza Palomino (2400) 1-0 · Sunway Sitges Online KO · 2020-04-28
- Bobir Sattarov (2433) – FM Parab Ritviz (2331) 0-1 · Asian Continental Blitz · 2022-11-03
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Comes from
King's Pawn Game (1. e4 e5) 1. e4 e5
More King's Pawn Game lines (all)
- King's Pawn Game (1. e4) B00
- King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense B07
- King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening C20
- King's Pawn Game: Bavarian Gambit C20
- King's Pawn Game: Beyer Gambit C20
- King's Pawn Game: Clam Variation, King's Gambit Reversed C20
- King's Pawn Game: Clam Variation, Radisch Gambit C20
- King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening (1… e5 2. f3) C20
- King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening (2… Nf6 3. Nc3) C20
- King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation C20
- King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack C20
- King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack, Lasa Gambit C20
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.