Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (3. e3 e6)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6
The Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System is a chess opening classified as ECO D05, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6. 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 5,041 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bd3 (62% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.04 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6)
- ECO
- D05
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,536 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,725 | |
| 2000+ | 780 | |
| All | 5,041 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bd3 Colle System (3… e6 4. Bd3) | 3,114 (62%) | |
| 4. c4 | 648 (13%) | |
| 4. Be2 | 291 (6%) | |
| 4. Nbd2 | 204 (4%) | |
| 4. b3 Colle System (3… e6 4. b3) | 181 (4%) | |
| 4. a3 | 156 (3%) | |
| 4. c3 | 150 (3%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 106 (2%) |
Master games
544 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 27%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2816) – GM Nihal Sarin (2700) 1-0 · Comet Open Titled Winners · 2025-10-19
- GM Yi Wei (2754) – GM So, W. (2753) 0-1 · Tata Steel India Rapid · 2026-01-07
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2807) – GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (2636) 1/2-1/2 · Abu Dhabi Masters Online · 2025-08-18
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2810) – GM Sanan Sjugirov (2608) 1-0 · Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026 · 2026-02-24
- GM Ray Robson (2687) – GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2720) 1-0 · Quantbox Chennai GM 2025 · 2025-08-08
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GoldenFirebird (2658) – IM SpeedMonkey (2637) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- IM DrMelekess (2637) – SU-1704 (2645) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- SluchaynazPOBEDA (2574) – IM PseudoBenko (2699) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (2… Nf6 3. e3) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3
Continuations
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (3… e6 4. Bd3) D05 · 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (3… e6 4. b3) D05 · 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b3
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.