Queen's Pawn Game (1… d5 2. e3)
1. d4 d5 2. e3
The Queen's Pawn Game is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e3. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 139,727 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nf6 (27% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.03 (Stockfish, depth 59; best line 2… Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. b3)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 74,847 | |
| 1500-1999 | 59,846 | |
| 2000+ | 5,034 | |
| All | 139,727 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nf6 Queen's Pawn Game (2. e3 Nf6) | 37,260 (27%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 31,646 (23%) | |
| 2… e6 | 25,081 (18%) | |
| 2… Bf5 | 19,257 (14%) | |
| 2… c6 | 8,085 (6%) | |
| 2… c5 | 7,033 (5%) | |
| 2… a6 | 3,248 (2%) | |
| 2… e5 | 2,271 (2%) |
Master games
1,071 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 13%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- GM Giovanni Vescovi (2617) – GM Hans Tikkanen (2570) 1/2-1/2 · 40th Olympiad Open · 2012-09-09
- IM Christopher Noe (2527) – GM Martin Kraemer (2574) 1-0 · Hobbits Invitational 2021 · 2021-01-31
- IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina (2400) – GM Aram Hakobyan (2612) 0-1 · Titled Tue 26th Jul Early · 2022-07-26
- IM Novak Pezelj (2479) – GM Radoslav Dimitrov (2508) 1/2-1/2 · Momcilo Gvozednovic Mem · 2019-10-08
- GM Bojan Kurajica (2516) – GM Emir Dizdarevic (2458) 1/2-1/2 · 48th Bosna Open 2018 · 2018-05-09
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- chess_tiger15 (2588) – Lmkt (2673) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- BishopAndSons (2675) – WFM haski_2014 (2583) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- IM chessplayerpatzer (2664) – FM josiur (2518) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d5) 1. d4 d5
Continuations
- Queen's Pawn Game (2. e3 Nf6) D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6
More Queen's Pawn Game lines (all)
- Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4) A40
- Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening A40
- Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense A40
- Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d6) A41
- Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation A41
- Queen's Pawn Game: Liedmann Gambit A43
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (2. Nc3 d5) A45
- Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov, Richter Attack A45
- Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Breyer Variation A46
- Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Classical Defense A46
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack (3… d5 4. Bf4) A48
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack (4. Bf4 Bg7) A48
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.