Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5
The Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5. 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 10,191 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bf4 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3. f3 Bg6 4. e4 dxe4 5. fxe4 e5)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4,741 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4,925 | |
| 2000+ | 525 | |
| All | 10,191 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bf4 | 5,766 (57%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 1,384 (14%) | |
| 3. f3 | 1,103 (11%) | |
| 3. e4 | 568 (6%) | |
| 3. e3 | 549 (5%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 190 (2%) | |
| 3. h3 | 140 (1%) | |
| 3. a3 | 137 (1%) |
Master games
590 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 16%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2688) – GM Levon Aronian (2775) 0-1 · FTX Road to Miami Prelim · 2022-07-11
- GM Naroditsky, D. (2619) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2835) 1-0 · Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 2023-07-21
- GM Baadur Jobava (2717) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2722) 0-1 · Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 · 2014-10-31
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2722) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2713) 0-1 · Tata Steel India Blitz · 2022-12-04
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2701) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2731) 0-1 · Chessable Masters Div 2 W · 2023-04-04
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense and its sub-variations
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (1… d5 2. Nc3) 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3
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.