Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack
1. d4 d5 2. f4
The Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. f4. 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 8,665 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nf6 (23% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.48 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 2… Bf5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. f4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3,267 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4,790 | |
| 2000+ | 608 | |
| All | 8,665 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nf6 | 2,016 (23%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 1,799 (21%) | |
| 2… Bf5 | 1,501 (17%) | |
| 2… e6 | 1,488 (17%) | |
| 2… c5 | 515 (6%) | |
| 2… c6 | 436 (5%) | |
| 2… f5 | 290 (3%) | |
| 2… f6 | 121 (1%) |
Master games
145 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 34%, draw 14%, Black 52%). The strongest:
- GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2546) – GM Boban Bogosavljevic (2481) 0-1 · Titled Tue 25th Feb Late · 2025-02-25
- GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2528) – FM Sasha-Matei Craciun (2304) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 6th May Late · 2025-05-06
- GM Pa Iniyan (2506) – IM Jakob Leon Pajeken (2305) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 20th Apr · 2021-04-20
- IM Justin Sarkar (2324) – FM Vjacheslav Weetik (2423) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 5th Oct · 2021-10-05
- GM Maxim Novik (2436) – WIM Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy (2196) 1-0 · Titled Tue 13th Jun Late · 2023-06-13
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM IGet_Stronger (2622) – IM Angelicanmade (2565) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- llamqa (2325) – GreatAttacker (2445) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- llamqa (2320) – Graukater (2450) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d5) 1. d4 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: 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.