Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation

1. Nf3 e6

Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation after 1. Nf3 e6 87654321abcdefgh

The Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation is a chess opening classified as ECO A04, reached after 1. Nf3 e6. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. 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 31,284 times by this move order. White won 51%, 5% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 2. d4 (28% of games).

Engine evaluation: +0.14 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nc6)

ECO
A04
Moves
2 plies
FEN
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PGN
1. Nf3 e6

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
0-149911,34851%46%
1500-199914,86852%44%
2000+5,06853%41%
All31,28451%44%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
2. d48,646 (28%)51%44%
2. g36,535 (21%)54%41%
2. e45,859 (19%)49%47%
2. c44,031 (13%)53%43%
2. Nc31,678 (5%)48%48%
2. e31,267 (4%)52%43%
2. d31,190 (4%)51%45%
2. b31,112 (4%)56%39%

Master games

5,871 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 51%, draw 21%, Black 28%). The strongest:

Search all games of the Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation and its sub-variations

Highest-rated Lichess games

Comes from

Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) 1. Nf3

Continuations

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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.