Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation (4… e6 5. b3)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 e6 5. b3
The Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D05, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 e6 5. b3. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 5… Be7 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.08 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 5… b6 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O)
- ECO
- D05
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 e6 5. b3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Be7 | 1 (50%) | |
| 5… b6 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 29%, draw 28%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2727) – GM Jorden Van Foreest (2679) 1/2-1/2 · 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid · 2023-12-09
- GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (2648) – GM Platon Galperin (2554) 1-0 · TCh-TUR Super League 2024 · 2024-07-21
- GM Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez (2319) – GM Sergey Volkov (2637) 0-1 · CellaVision Cup 2017 · 2017-08-04
- IM Ruben Gideon Koellner (2453) – FM Alexander King (2263) 0-1 · Titled Tue 19th Mar Early · 2024-03-19
- IM Ruben Gideon Koellner (2482) – Florentin Luebke (2204) 1-0 · 34th Staufer-Open 2024 · 2024-01-04
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Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5
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.