Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5
The Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 17,225 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 3. e3 (56% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 53; best line 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5,633 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8,960 | |
| 2000+ | 2,632 | |
| All | 17,225 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. e3 | 9,698 (56%) | |
| 3. c3 | 3,219 (19%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 1,976 (11%) | |
| 3. dxc5 Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit Accepted | 1,354 (8%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 534 (3%) | |
| 3. Bxb8 | 134 (1%) | |
| 3. c4 | 120 (1%) | |
| 3. e4 Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit | 103 (1%) |
Master games
5,297 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 19%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) – Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-07-29
- Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) – LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-07-29
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) – GM So, W. (2812) 1-0 · GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017-07-01
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2837) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2804) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 15th Apr Late · 2025-04-15
- GM So, W. (2812) – GM Vladimir Kramnik (2808) 1/2-1/2 · 5th Norway Blitz 2017 · 2017-06-05
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM InfamousOne (2604) – GM athena-pallada (2888) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- FM InfamousOne (2596) – GM athena-pallada (2896) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- IM abrakadabra02 (2771) – Knuspermeister2 (2709) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4
Continuations
- Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit Accepted D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5
- Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit D00 · 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.