Queen's Pawn Game (2. e3 Nf6)
1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6
The Queen's Pawn Game is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 37,260 times by this move order. White won 49%, 5% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nf3 (27% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.10 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3. Nf3 c5 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O Bf5)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 17,217 | |
| 1500-1999 | 18,009 | |
| 2000+ | 2,034 | |
| All | 37,260 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nf3 | 9,967 (27%) | |
| 3. Bd3 Stonewall Attack | 8,617 (23%) | |
| 3. c4 | 6,105 (16%) | |
| 3. f4 | 2,805 (8%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 1,804 (5%) | |
| 3. h3 | 1,548 (4%) | |
| 3. c3 | 1,501 (4%) | |
| 3. f3 | 986 (3%) |
Master games
863 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 15%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Naroditsky, D. (2619) – GM Igor Kovalenko (2674) 1-0 · Titled Tue 5th Nov Early · 2024-11-05
- GM Daniel Dardha (2621) – GM MarcAndria Maurizzi (2597) 1/2-1/2 · Djerba Masters 2024 · 2024-02-19
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2760) – IM Sergiy Zavgorodniy (2401) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Feb Early · 2024-02-27
- GM Alexander Riazantsev (2616) – GM Nikita Afanasiev (2541) 1/2-1/2 · D.S. Shcherbin Mem Blitz · 2024-01-12
- GM Artur Jussupow (2611) – GM Kirill Bryzgalin (2485) 1/2-1/2 · Amplico ch-EUR Rapid · 2012-12-16
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM Saqochess (2683) – Aspiring_Knight-2013 (2493) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
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- FM Petr_Mikhalchenko (2575) – SmirnovAleksey (2548) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game (1… d5 2. e3) 1. d4 d5 2. e3
Continuations
- Queen's Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3
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.