Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. c3
The Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle is a chess opening classified as ECO D05, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. c3. 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 44 times by this move order. White won 48%, 11% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 5… Nc6 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.05 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 5… Nbd7 6. Nbd2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe2)
- ECO
- D05
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. c3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 25 | |
| 2000+ | 19 | |
| All | 44 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Nc6 | 21 (48%) | |
| 5… c4 | 6 (14%) | |
| 5… Bd6 | 6 (14%) | |
| 5… cxd4 | 3 (7%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 2 (5%) | |
| 5… b6 | 2 (5%) | |
| 5… a6 | 2 (5%) | |
| 5… Ne4 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
92 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 24%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- GM Christian Bauer (2634) – GM Vladimir Baklan (2614) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 · 2016-06-04
- IM Kirill Klukin (2401) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2742) 0-1 · Titled Tue 26th Aug Early · 2025-08-26
- GM Tuan Minh Le (2585) – GM Alexander Rustemov (2525) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-27
- FM Hayk Yeritsyan (2241) – GM Vladimir Kramnik (2753) 0-1 · Titled Tue 2nd May Late · 2023-05-02
- IM David Kjartansson (2326) – GM Alexey Sarana (2643) 0-1 · 21st ch-EUR Indiv 2021 · 2021-08-26
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- QuCaNi (2649) – I_am_Mr_Nobody (2737) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- ricardosardowa9 (2457) – ljdr (2511) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Andolopipo2 (2480) – siskarLJ (2398) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Yusupov-Rubinstein System 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 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.