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Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation

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1.d4d52.Nc3e6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation4.3M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Rapport-Jobava System, with e648%2.0M52%
French Defense: Paulsen Variation24%1.0M55%
14%581k50%
6.2%262k51%
2.5%108k47%
2.4%100k52%
1.2%49k50%
0.6%26k51%
0.3%13k48%
0.3%11k47%
Famous games in this line338 master games
Rapport, R. (2707) – Akobian, V. (2647)20171–0Niemann, Hans Moke (2642) – Xiong, Jeffery (2686)20220–1Sethuraman, S. (2640) – Meier, Geo (2654)20150–1Niemann, Hans Moke (2642) – Jumabayev, R. (2628)20221–0Alekseenko, K. (2704) – Rychagov, A. (2545)2019½–½Bortnyk, Olexandr (2552) – Riazantsev, A. (2646)2015½–½Sokolov, Ivan (2670) – Suba, Mihai (2520)19961–0Sadhwani, Raunak (2507) – Meier, Geo (2626)2019½–½
Heroes of this opening Rapport, R. · Xiong, Jeffery · Meier, Geo · Niemann, Hans Moke
Family
Queen's Pawn Game
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D00
Line
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 e6
Classical
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