Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (5… Nc6 6. Nbd2)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. Nbd2
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. Nbd2. 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 13 times by this move order. White won 54%, 15% were drawn and Black won 31%. The most popular continuation is 6… Bd6 (31% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.13 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 6… cxd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nb4 9. Bb5+)
- 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. Nbd2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 5 | |
| All | 13 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Bd6 | 4 (31%) | |
| 6… Be7 | 3 (23%) | |
| 6… cxd4 | 3 (23%) | |
| 6… a6 | 2 (15%) | |
| 6… b6 | 1 (8%) |
Master games
6 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 33%, Black 17%). The strongest:
- GM Vincent Keymer (2720) – IM Leonardo Costa (2531) 1-0 · 96th ch-GER Masters 2025 · 2025-05-18
- GM Gergely Aczel (2528) – IM Khamparia Akshat (2374) 1/2-1/2 · Vezerkepzo Pentecost GM2 · 2023-05-24
- FM Marian Kastelic (2254) – FM Matej Blazeka (2325) 0-1 · 27th TCh-SLO 2017 · 2017-12-09
- GM Petro Golubka (2336) – Oleg Achinovich (2039) 1/2-1/2 · 40th Voivoda Cup IM 2026 · 2026-05-14
- Jaime Caceres Leal (2118) – Carlos Gonzalez Lema (2136) 1-0 · Gran Canaria Online Blitz · 2021-02-16
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System and its sub-variations
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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.