Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (5… Nc6 6. Bd3)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. 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. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. Bd3. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 33%, 34% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 6… Be7 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 6… cxd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8. O-O b6 9. Re1)
- ECO
- D05
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. Bd3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Be7 | 2 (67%) | |
| 6… cxd4 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
12 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 50%, Black 17%). The strongest:
- IM Tagir Salemgareev (2465) – FM Alexander Timerkhanov (2354) 1/2-1/2 · Satka Autumn 2023 · 2023-08-31
- Nicolas Perossa (2265) – GM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez (2529) 0-1 · chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw · 2023-08-23
- IM Martin Petrov (2475) – WIM El1 Semenova (2238) 1-0 · 5th Vardaris Open 2019 · 2019-03-10
- IM Richard Biolek (2388) – IM Stanislav Jasny (2243) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod · 2023-02-25
- IM Rolando Alarcon Casellas (2440) – WIM Yuleikys Fleites Marti (2171) 1/2-1/2 · 48th Capablanca Open I 2013 · 2013-04-22
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IronEagle007 (2124) – Zakko10 (2123) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- cbk2024 (1644) – Vanneitheia (1982) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- lamagan (1722) – Cuiprodest (1847) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (5. Bb2 Nc6) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6
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.