Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan (5. d4 e6)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6
The Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan is a chess opening classified as ECO D02, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4 times by this move order. White won 75%, 25% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 6. c4 (25% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.21 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 6. h3 Bh5 7. c4 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5)
- ECO
- D02
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/3p4/3P2b1/5NP1/PPP1PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 6- PGN
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. c4 | 1 (25%) | |
| 6. Bg5 | 1 (25%) | |
| 6. Nbd2 | 1 (25%) | |
| 6. c3 | 1 (25%) |
Master games
33 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 21%, draw 43%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (2676) – GM Sergey Karjakin (2750) 1-0 · Chess Stars 5.0 Blitz · 2025-06-30
- GM Benjamin Gledura (2615) – IM Vincent Keymer (2500) 1-0 · 81st Tata Steel GpB · 2019-01-19
- GM Christopher Repka (2488) – GM Benjamin Bok (2624) 1/2-1/2 · US Collegiate Rapid 2020 · 2020-09-26
- IM Gabor Nagy (2502) – GM Evgeny Romanov (2599) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 28th Apr · 2020-04-28
- GM Davit Maghalashvili (2485) – GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (2573) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-TUR 1st League 2019 · 2019-07-25
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Doktor-Faustus-M28 (2491) – Penicillium_salamii (2613) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Antiher0 (2148) – Arnav1818 (2038) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- PoisenedPawn030 (1999) – inocencia (2013) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack (1… d5 2. g3) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3
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.