Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit Accepted
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4 dxe4
The Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4 dxe4. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 69 times by this move order. White won 54%, 7% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 4. d5 (88% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.15 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qd2 a6)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4 dxe4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 31 | |
| 2000+ | 34 | |
| All | 69 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. d5 | 61 (88%) | |
| 4. f3 | 2 (3%) | |
| 4. dxc5 | 2 (3%) | |
| 4. Qe2 | 1 (1%) | |
| 4. Bb5+ | 1 (1%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 1 (1%) | |
| 4. Bxb8 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
128 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 10%, Black 48%). The strongest:
- GM Andrew Tang (2538) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) 0-1 · Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021 · 2021-02-22
- GM Andrew Tang (2538) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) 0-1 · Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021 · 2021-02-22
- GM Christian Bauer (2647) – GM Evgeny Postny (2630) 1/2-1/2 · 17th Nancy Rapid 2019 · 2019-02-24
- GM Andrew Tang (2529) – GM Quang Liem Le (2729) 0-1 · Titled Tue 29th Apr Early · 2025-04-29
- GM Ferenc Berkes (2664) – GM Peter Prohaszka (2582) 1-0 · 34th Zalakaros Open 2015 · 2015-05-20
Highest-rated Lichess games
- mikmikci (2550) – Cerrh34 (2704) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- somborac2024 (2541) – Sacrifice_chaser (2510) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- CaptainPlanIt (2423) – classic_chess3456 (2616) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4
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.