Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6
The Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A41, reached after 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,651 times by this move order. White won 48%, 6% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bf4 (20% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.55 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 O-O)
- ECO
- A41
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 536 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,295 | |
| 2000+ | 820 | |
| All | 2,651 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bf4 | 522 (20%) | |
| 3. c4 | 469 (18%) | |
| 3. e3 | 422 (16%) | |
| 3. g3 | 315 (12%) | |
| 3. e4 | 281 (11%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 227 (9%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 190 (7%) | |
| 3. c3 | 86 (3%) |
Master games
4,651 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 25%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- Seer 20241122 (3542) – KomodoDragon 3.3 (3583) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-08
- KomodoDragon 3.3 (3583) – Seer 20241122 (3542) 1-0 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-06
- Stockfish dev-20230308-39da50e (3607) – Berserk 20230311 (3476) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-28
- Berserk 20230311 (3476) – Stockfish dev-20230308-39da50e (3607) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-26
- GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2744) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) 1-0 · 77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015-01-12
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Juan_Delasala (2738) – lestri (2636) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- whopper211 (2683) – lestri (2659) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- classic_chess3456 (2659) – IM TheBullyBoy (2679) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d6) 1. d4 d6
Continuations
- Robatsch Defense: Rossolimo Variation A41 · 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 Bg4
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: 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
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, Grünfeld Variation A48
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, Tarzan Attack 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.