Queen's Pawn Game: Chandler Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Bg2
The Queen's Pawn Game: Chandler Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D02, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Bg2. 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 46 times by this move order. White won 50%, 4% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 4… Nc6 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 4… h6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2)
- ECO
- D02
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Bg2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 20 | |
| 2000+ | 24 | |
| All | 46 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Nc6 | 26 (57%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 8 (17%) | |
| 4… Qa5+ | 4 (9%) | |
| 4… e6 | 2 (4%) | |
| 4… e5 | 2 (4%) | |
| 4… f6 | 1 (2%) | |
| 4… h6 | 1 (2%) | |
| 4… Bg4 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
47 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 14%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- GM Daniil Dubov (2693) – GM Aleksandr Shimanov (2582) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Oct Late · 2024-10-08
- GM Tamas Banusz (2574) – GM Jan Gustafsson (2598) 1-0 · Titled Tue 17th Dec Late · 2024-12-17
- GM Axel Bachmann (2611) – GM Everaldo Matsuura (2393) 1/2-1/2 · I CIT Open 2023 · 2023-08-15
- GM Peter Michalik (2578) – FM Radek Londyn (2404) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad · 2020-03-01
- IM Jacob Sylvan (2325) – GM Mads Andersen (2615) 0-1 · Danish Blitz 2023 · 2023-05-14
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Chandler Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Bodoque55 (2575) – Falafel85 (2577) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- EffortlessChess1 (2331) – IM Na_Ferrari (2472) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- RegulichIvan (2330) – SparkyMarky (2404) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 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.