Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit Accepted
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5
The Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,354 times by this move order. White won 44%, 3% were drawn and Black won 53%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nc6 (61% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 61; best line 3… Nc6 4. e4 e6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Nc3)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 701 | |
| 1500-1999 | 558 | |
| 2000+ | 95 | |
| All | 1,354 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nc6 | 821 (61%) | |
| 3… e6 | 284 (21%) | |
| 3… Qa5+ | 117 (9%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 44 (3%) | |
| 3… Bf5 | 30 (2%) | |
| 3… e5 | 25 (2%) | |
| 3… f6 | 9 (1%) | |
| 3… d4 | 7 (1%) |
Master games
93 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 25%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Xiangzhi Bu (2698) – GM Liren Ding (2764) 1/2-1/2 · 6th Chinese Master Rapid · 2016-11-27
- GM Praggnanandhaa R (2737) – GM Mikhail Kobalia (2543) 0-1 · World Blitz 2024 · 2024-12-30
- GM David Paravyan (2631) – GM Mikhail Kobalia (2594) 1/2-1/2 · Smyslov Memorial 2021 · 2021-08-08
- GM Anthony Atanasov (2481) – GM Quang Liem Le (2732) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-27
- GM Naroditsky, D. (2646) – GM Kannappan Priyadharshan (2527) 1-0 · PRO League Pacific 2017 · 2017-01-11
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM Jossbros (2547) – Lvictor (2388) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Dombi61 (2386) – ShadowMessmer (2513) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- Dombi61 (2398) – Nugragy (2426) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5
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.