Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack (5… Nc6 6. Bd3)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. 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 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. 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 21 times by this move order. White won 48%, 9% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 6… Be7 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 6… h6 7. Bh4 Qb6 8. b3 cxd4 9. exd4)
- ECO
- D03
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 12 | |
| 2000+ | 9 | |
| All | 21 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Be7 | 10 (48%) | |
| 6… Bd6 | 3 (14%) | |
| 6… h6 | 2 (10%) | |
| 6… c4 | 2 (10%) | |
| 6… Qc7 | 1 (5%) | |
| 6… Qb6 | 1 (5%) | |
| 6… cxd4 | 1 (5%) | |
| 6… Bd7 | 1 (5%) |
Master games
8 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 24%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- WFM Meri Grigoryan (2044) – WGM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2301) 0-1 · Women's Speed Chess Q5 · 2020-06-22
- CM Joerg, Dr. Teumer (2148) – Igor Oscar Lutz (1947) 1-0 · Titled Tue 17th Oct Late · 2023-10-17
- CM Eduardo Muzzi (1948) – FM Sebastian Granara Barreto (2142) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd Marcel Duchamp Cup · 2018-02-04
- WFM Belova, O. (2058) – CM Wiktoria Smietanska (1855) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 2nd Mar · 2021-03-02
- Juergen Koenig (1640) – Raphael Zimmer (1985) 0-1 · ch-Chess Disabled 2015 · 2015-10-19
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack (5. c3 Nc6) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6
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.