Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov, Richter Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. Nc3
The Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov, Richter Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. Nc3. 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 216 times by this move order. White won 51%, 3% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3… Bf5 (26% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.59 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 3… e6 4. e4 c5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5+)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. Nc3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 102 | |
| 1500-1999 | 99 | |
| 2000+ | 15 | |
| All | 216 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Bf5 | 57 (26%) | |
| 3… e6 | 55 (25%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 40 (19%) | |
| 3… c6 | 20 (9%) | |
| 3… c5 | 17 (8%) | |
| 3… g6 | 13 (6%) | |
| 3… h6 | 4 (2%) | |
| 3… b6 | 3 (1%) |
Master games
12 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 17%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- FM Roberto Florin Neagu (2232) – GM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez (2502) 0-1 · Titled Tue 14th May Late · 2024-05-14
- Andreea-Cristina Nastase (2009) – WFM Jasmin-Denise Schloffer (2192) 1/2-1/2 · 28th EY Girls U18 2018 · 2018-08-23
- Andreea-Cristina Nastase (1989) – WIM Miladinovic, L. (2138) 1/2-1/2 · 10th Maria Albulet Mem · 2017-10-13
- Adrian Grzeskow (1955) – Marcin Maciaga (2123) 0-1 · TCh-POL 2nd League 2023 · 2023-09-03
- CM Juan Diego Viasus Cuellar (1875) – IM Julian Estrada Nieto (2151) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-30
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Comes from
Paleface Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3
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: 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
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, Grünfeld Variation 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.