Queen's Pawn Game: London System (5… e6 6. c3)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3
The Queen's Pawn Game: London System is a chess opening classified as ECO D02, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. 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 20 times by this move order. White won 30%, 5% were drawn and Black won 65%. The most popular continuation is 6… Bd6 (55% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.14 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 6… Nh5 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 g6 9. Bd3)
- ECO
- D02
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 17 | |
| All | 20 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Bd6 | 11 (55%) | |
| 6… cxd4 | 4 (20%) | |
| 6… Be7 | 3 (15%) | |
| 6… Nh5 | 2 (10%) |
Master games
453 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 22%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2762) – GM So, W. (2751) 0-1 · Saint Louis Rapid 2024 · 2024-08-14
- GM Levon Aronian (2781) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2729) 1-0 · NIC Classic Prelim 2021 · 2021-04-25
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2730) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2738) 1/2-1/2 · 1st Kasimdzhanov Masters · 2023-03-29
- GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2687) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2778) 1-0 · CrunchLabs Masters PlayIn · 2024-07-17
- GM Abhijeet Gupta (2620) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2785) 0-1 · Titled Tue 25th Apr Early · 2023-04-25
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: London System (4… Nc6 5. Nbd2) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2
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.