Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack (4… Nbd7 5. Bd3)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3
The Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO D03, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3. 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 23 times by this move order. White won 26%, 13% were drawn and Black won 61%. The most popular continuation is 5… c5 (43% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.17 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 5… c5 6. c3 Bd6 7. O-O Qc7 8. Qe2)
- ECO
- D03
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 11 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 23 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… c5 | 10 (43%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 7 (30%) | |
| 5… h6 | 3 (13%) | |
| 5… c6 | 2 (9%) | |
| 5… b6 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
21 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 33%, Black 24%). The strongest:
- FM David Temirkanov (2282) – FM Rose Atwell (2410) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 · 2026-06-16
- FM Vladislav Voitovich (2319) – FM Sergey Vasenev (2283) 0-1 · Titled Tue 29th Oct Early · 2024-10-29
- FM Vladislav Voitovich (2256) – CM Matias Mingo Fernandez (2173) 1-0 · Titled Tue 3rd Mar 2026 · 2026-03-03
- FM Vladislav Voitovich (2256) – Agustin Jose Lares (2160) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 2026-09-01
- FM Sameer Mansour (2257) – R S Kalugampitiya (2145) 1-0 · Asian Nations Cup 2014 · 2014-05-25
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- TahaScandinavi_N_85 (2246) – BruceLee78 (2251) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 900 + 10s
- K-70 (2270) – asthar (2209) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- massen52 (2206) – xoma33 (2190) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack (2… Nf6 3. Bg5) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5
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.