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Queen's Pawn Game

2/2
1.d4d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Pawn Game20.6M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Old Indian Defense39%8.1M51%
17%3.5M53%
14%2.9M51%
Pirc Defense14%2.8M52%
6.1%1.3M49%
4%816k52%
1.7%350k53%
1.2%238k51%
0.9%177k52%
0.8%159k50%
Famous games in this line28k master games
Carlsen, M. (2881) – Caruana, F. (2791)20141–0Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784)2020½–½Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784)20200–1Ding Liren (2791) – Caruana, F. (2822)20180–1Nakamura, Hi (2791) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2819)20161–0Mamedyarov, S. (2800) – Caruana, F. (2808)20171–0Anand, V. (2797) – Caruana, F. (2811)20151–0Wojtaszek, R. (2744) – Carlsen, M. (2862)20151–0
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Nepomniachtchi, Ian · Caruana, F. · Nakamura, Hi
Family
Queen's Pawn Game
Category
Semi-Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
A41
Line
1. d4 d6
Classical
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Old Indian Defense2.c4 · 3 deeper linesWade Defense2.Nf3 Bg4 · 1 deeper lineRat Defense: English Rat2.c4 e5 · 2 deeper linesQueen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation2.Nf3 g6 · 1 deeper line
Nearby lines in the family
Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense1…g6Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack1…d5 2.f4Queen's Pawn Game: Zurich Gambit1…d5 2.g4
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