Queen's Pawn Game: Zilbermints Countergambit
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5
The Queen's Pawn Game: Zilbermints Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D02, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +1.03 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 e6 6. Nc3 Be7)
- ECO
- D02
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6
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.