Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5
The Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle is a chess opening classified as ECO D04, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 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 3,348 times by this move order. White won 48%, 5% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bd3 (42% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.15 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bd3 Bxd3)
- ECO
- D04
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 933 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,850 | |
| 2000+ | 565 | |
| All | 3,348 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bd3 | 1,408 (42%) | |
| 4. c4 | 889 (27%) | |
| 4. Be2 | 236 (7%) | |
| 4. Nbd2 | 197 (6%) | |
| 4. b3 | 140 (4%) | |
| 4. Nh4 | 95 (3%) | |
| 4. c3 | 86 (3%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 83 (2%) |
Master games
1,133 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 23%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2759) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) 0-1 · NIC Classic Prelim 2021 · 2021-04-26
- GM Sergey Karjakin (2754) – GM Anish Giri (2776) 1/2-1/2 · Superbet Blitz 2019 · 2019-11-10
- GM Levon Aronian (2742) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2767) 0-1 · FIDE World Rapid Team · 2025-06-12
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2736) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2763) 1-0 · Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · 2021-10-02
- GM Gukesh D (2725) – GM Anish Giri (2749) 0-1 · Tata Steel Masters TB · 2024-01-28
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- chaaa116 (2698) – Kasparov_Aram (2691) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- SluchaynazPOBEDA (2583) – Tornado_M (2695) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- SluchaynazPOBEDA (2563) – Tornado_M (2715) 1-0 · 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
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.