Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (3… e6 4. Bd3)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3
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 4. Bd3. 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 3,114 times by this move order. White won 55%, 4% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 4… c5 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.03 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 4… b6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 cxd4 7. exd4)
- ECO
- D05
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 856 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,702 | |
| 2000+ | 556 | |
| All | 3,114 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… c5 | 1,017 (33%) | |
| 4… Bd6 | 814 (26%) | |
| 4… Be7 | 554 (18%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 207 (7%) | |
| 4… Bb4+ | 130 (4%) | |
| 4… Nbd7 | 98 (3%) | |
| 4… b6 | 84 (3%) | |
| 4… c6 | 57 (2%) |
Master games
2,025 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 22%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2799) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2777) 1-0 · Tata Steel India Rapid · 2024-11-15
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2771) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2739) 1-0 · Superbet ROM Classic 2025 · 2025-05-14
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2800) – GM Etienne Bacrot (2708) 1-0 · GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · 2017-06-24
- GM Praggnanandhaa R (2767) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2725) 1/2-1/2 · SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 · 2025-07-04
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (2716) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2758) 1-0 · Pepe Cuenca Invitational · 2020-04-12
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- GoldenFirebird (2658) – IM SpeedMonkey (2637) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
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- GoldenFirebird (2632) – CapybaraMelon (2630) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (3. e3 e6) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6
Continuations
- Rubinstein Opening: Semi-Slav Defense (6… Nbd7 7. Bb2) D05 · 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2
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.