Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4
The Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. 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 103 times by this move order. White won 55%, 6% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 3… dxe4 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.17 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3… dxe4 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qd2)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 8 | |
| 1500-1999 | 53 | |
| 2000+ | 42 | |
| All | 103 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… dxe4 Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit Accepted | 69 (67%) | |
| 3… cxd4 | 11 (11%) | |
| 3… e6 | 10 (10%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 9 (9%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 2 (2%) | |
| 3… Qa5+ | 1 (1%) | |
| 3… Qb6 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
57 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 19%, Black 39%). 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) 1/2-1/2 · 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 Andrew Tang (2538) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) 0-1 · Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021 · 2021-02-22
- GM Ivan Ivanisevic (2645) – GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (2613) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-SRB Prem 2012 · 2012-09-21
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 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5
Continuations
- Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit Accepted D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4 dxe4
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.