Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation (3. Bg5 g6)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 g6
The Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D03, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 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 236 times by this move order. White won 50%, 6% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 4. e3 (43% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.11 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 Bg7 6. c3 O-O)
- ECO
- D03
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 56 | |
| 1500-1999 | 138 | |
| 2000+ | 42 | |
| All | 236 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. e3 Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation (3… g6 4. e3) | 102 (43%) | |
| 4. Bxf6 | 67 (28%) | |
| 4. Nbd2 | 21 (9%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 13 (6%) | |
| 4. c4 | 11 (5%) | |
| 4. Bh4 | 6 (3%) | |
| 4. h3 | 5 (2%) | |
| 4. c3 | 4 (2%) |
Master games
16 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 18%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2808) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2761) 0-1 · Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 · 2016-09-25
- GM Laurent Fressinet (2637) – IM Vasiliy Korchmar (2438) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 9th Jan Late · 2024-01-09
- IM Van Thanh Nguyen (2382) – FM Tamas Gunes Ongut (2305) 1/2-1/2 · Pal Benko Mem IM 2020 · 2020-06-12
- IM Timothy Taylor (2147) – GM Maxim Dlugy (2514) 1-0 · ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 2025-07-19
- FM Volodymyr Sakun (2301) – FM Jose Antonio Garrido Diaz (2260) 1-0 · Titled Tue 15th Oct Early · 2024-10-15
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack (2… Nf6 3. Bg5) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5
Continuations
- Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation (3… g6 4. e3) D03 · 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 g6 4. e3
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.