Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack (5… Nc6 6. c3)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3
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 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 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 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 6… c4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 6… h6 7. Bh4 a6 8. Bd3 g5 9. Bg3)
- ECO
- D03
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… c4 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 43%, Black 14%). The strongest:
- GM Evgeny Romanov (2599) – GM Valerij Popov (2535) 1/2-1/2 · Lipetsk Rapid Winter Cup · 2020-01-18
- GM Jiri Stocek (2534) – IM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (2445) 1/2-1/2 · 23rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023 · 2023-03-11
- GM Ivan Zaja (2454) – Zvonko Babic (2221) 1-0 · 23rd Bosnjaci Open · 2018-01-09
- Aakaash Meduri (2020) – IM Artiom Samsonkin (2361) 0-1 · Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 · 2025-12-02
- WFM Shubhi Gupta (2013) – CM Nikita Filindash (2067) 1-0 · Titled Tue 10th Sep Early · 2024-09-10
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack (4… c5 5. Nbd2) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 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.