Queen's Pawn Game: Hübsch Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4
The Queen's Pawn Game: Hübsch Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4. 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 3,937 times by this move order. White won 51%, 4% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3… dxe4 (73% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.60 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 3… dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 615 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,218 | |
| 2000+ | 1,104 | |
| All | 3,937 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… dxe4 | 2,860 (73%) | |
| 3… Nxe4 | 517 (13%) | |
| 3… e6 | 271 (7%) | |
| 3… c6 | 116 (3%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 51 (1%) | |
| 3… c5 | 41 (1%) | |
| 3… Bg4 | 40 (1%) | |
| 3… g6 | 13 (0%) |
Master games
487 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 9%, Black 53%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2796) 1-0 · Titled Tue 16th Jul Late · 2024-07-16
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Aug Late · 2024-08-06
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Alexey Sarana (2717) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th Jul Late · 2024-07-16
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Nihal Sarin (2682) 0-1 · Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late · 2024-07-02
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Grigoriy Oparin (2662) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Sep Early · 2024-09-10
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (2. Nc3 d5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5
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: 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
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, Grünfeld Variation 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.