- ECO code
- D00
- Moves
- 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4
- Family
- Queen's Pawn Game
- To move
- Black
- Master games
- 309
- Average game length
- 47 moves
- Years covered
- 1883–2026
Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System is the opening filed under ECO code D00, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4. It belongs to the Queen's Pawn Game family and is known as the Accelerated London System; in the resulting position it is Black to move.
Katuranga's collection of 138,070 master games contains 309 games on this line — the 301st most played opening in the collection. The oldest game on this line is from 1883 and the most recent from 2026. The busiest decade in this collection is the 2020s, with 194 games. An average game here lasts 47 moves.
White wins 46% of those games, 21% end in a draw, and Black wins 33%. Compared with the collection average (White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28%), Black scores better here by 5 percentage points. Draws are less common here than usual, by 14 points.
From this position the most popular move is 2...Nf6, played in 147 games, followed by 2...c5 (101) and 2...e6 (24). After 2...Nf6 White scores 50% and Black 32%.
The name that appears most often on the White side of this line is Carlsen,M (28 games); on the Black side, Shirov,A (25).
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Results in master games
- White 46% (141)
- Draws 21% (66)
- Black 33% (102)
Most played continuations
| Move | Games | White / draws / Black | Leads into |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2...Nf6 | 147 | 50/18/32 | — |
| 2...c5 | 101 | 34/27/39 | — |
| 2...e6 | 24 | 46/29/25 | — |
| 2...Bf5 | 18 | 61/11/28 | — |
| 2...c6 | 14 | 58/21/21 | — |
| 2...Nc6 | 3 | 100/0/0 | — |
| 2...g6 | 1 | 0/100/0 | — |
| 2...h5 | 1 | 0/0/100 | — |
How the position is reached
- Queen's Pawn Game · 1.d4 · 45,810 games
- Queen's Pawn Game · 1.d4 d5 · 11,560 games
Played most often by
As White
- Carlsen,M 28
- Tang,Andrew 22
- Praggnanandhaa,R 19
As Black
- Shirov,A 25
- Carlsen,M 24
- Abdusattorov,Nodirbek 19
Games per decade
- 1880s 2
- 1890s 1
- 1900s 12
- 1910s 7
- 1920s 10
- 1930s 5
- 1980s 4
- 1990s 2
- 2000s 4
- 2010s 68
- 2020s 194
Master games on this line
| White | Black | Result | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caruana,F | Bartel,Mat | 0-1 | 2026 | Chess.com Open PlayIn2 |
| Bharath,Subramaniyam H | Aronian,L | 0-1 | 2026 | Titled Tue 17th Mar 2026 |
| Leiva,G | Aronian,L | 0-1 | 2026 | Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026 |
| So,W | Le Tuan Minh | 1/2-1/2 | 2026 | Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026 |
| Carlsen,M | Bluebaum,M | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 16th Jun 2026 |
| Carlsen,M | Suyarov,Mukhammadzokhid | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 10th Mar 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System?
It is the opening with ECO code D00, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4. It belongs to the Queen's Pawn Game family.
Is the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System good for White or for Black?
In 309 master games on this line White wins 46%, 21% are drawn and Black wins 33%. The collection average is White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28% — so this line is a slightly better bargain for Black than the field as a whole.
What is the main continuation of the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System?
2...Nf6 — played in 147 of the master games on this line.
Which grandmasters play the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System?
On the White side Carlsen,M (28), Tang,Andrew (22), Praggnanandhaa,R (19); on the Black side Shirov,A (25), Carlsen,M (24), Abdusattorov,Nodirbek (19).
Every number on this page is computed from Katuranga's master game collection; names and ECO codes follow the lichess opening book (CC0).
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