- ECO code
- D00
- Moves
- 1.d4 d5
- Family
- Queen's Pawn Game
- To move
- White
- Master games
- 11,560
- Average game length
- 43 moves
- Years covered
- 1848–2026
Queen's Pawn Game is the opening filed under ECO code D00, reached after 1.d4 d5. It belongs to the Queen's Pawn Game family; in the resulting position it is White to move.
Katuranga's collection of 138,070 master games contains 11,560 games on this line — the 12th most played opening in the collection. The oldest game on this line is from 1848 and the most recent from 2026. The busiest decade in this collection is the 2020s, with 3,930 games. An average game here lasts 43 moves.
White wins 37% of those games, 39% end in a draw, and Black wins 24%. Compared with the collection average (White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28%), Black scores worse here by 4 percentage points.
From this position the most popular move is 2.c4, played in 8,858 games, followed by 2.Nf3 (1,968) and 2.Bf4 (309). 2.c4 leads into Queen's Gambit. After 2.c4 White scores 36% and Black 23%.
The name that appears most often on the White side of this line is Mamedyarov,S (565 games); on the Black side, Shirov,A (685).
24 named variations branch off this position and have their own page here, among them Queen's Gambit; Slav Defense; Queen's Gambit Declined.
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Results in master games
- White 37% (4,255)
- Draws 39% (4,497)
- Black 24% (2,808)
Most played continuations
| Move | Games | White / draws / Black | Leads into |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.c4 | 8,858 | 36/41/23 | Queen's Gambit |
| 2.Nf3 | 1,968 | 38/33/29 | Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation |
| 2.Bf4 | 309 | 46/21/33 | Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System |
| 2.Nc3 | 171 | 41/23/36 | — |
| 2.Bg5 | 132 | 57/15/28 | — |
| 2.e3 | 85 | 35/37/28 | — |
| 2.c3 | 11 | 18/36/46 | — |
| 2.g3 | 11 | 27/27/46 | — |
Variations from this position
- Queen's Gambit · 2.c4 · 8,858 games
- Slav Defense · 2.c4 c6 · 4,073 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined · 2.c4 e6 · 3,217 games
- Slav Defense: Modern Line · 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 · 2,574 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation · 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 · 2,147 games
- Zukertort Variation · 2.Nf3 · 1,968 games
- Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation · 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 · 1,399 games
- Symmetrical Variation · 2.Nf3 Nf6 · 1,390 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted · 2.c4 dxc4 · 1,226 games
- Slav Defense · 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 · 1,130 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense · 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 · 899 games
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation · 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 · 737 games
- Semi-Slav Defense · 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 · 671 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation · 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 · 662 games
- Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack · 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 · 522 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted · 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 · 488 games
- Slav Defense: Alapin Variation · 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 · 466 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation · 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 · 453 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation · 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 · 435 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation · 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 · 382 games
- Slav Defense: Czech Variation · 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 · 368 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation · 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 · 360 games
- Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense · 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 · 321 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System · 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 · 320 games
How the position is reached
- Queen's Pawn Game · 1.d4 · 45,810 games
Played most often by
As White
- Mamedyarov,S 565
- Grischuk,A 346
- Carlsen,M 296
As Black
- Shirov,A 685
- Carlsen,M 333
- Abdusattorov,Nodirbek 247
Games per decade
- 1840s 1
- 1850s 5
- 1860s 2
- 1870s 2
- 1880s 19
- 1890s 192
- 1900s 505
- 1910s 240
- 1920s 404
- 1930s 377
- 1940s 147
- 1950s 230
- 1960s 271
- 1970s 151
- 1980s 335
- 1990s 1,016
- 2000s 1,684
- 2010s 2,049
- 2020s 3,930
Master games on this line
| White | Black | Result | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vachier Lagrave,M | Klukin,Kirill | 0-1 | 2026 | Titled Tue 17th Mar 2026 |
| Erigaisi,Arjun | Ohanyan,Emin | 1/2-1/2 | 2026 | Titled Tue 10th Mar 2026 |
| Firouzja,Alireza | Nakamura,Hi | 1/2-1/2 | 2026 | SpeedChess Final 2025 |
| Fedoseev,Vl3 | Praggnanandhaa,R | 1/2-1/2 | 2026 | 88th Tata Steel Masters |
| Abdusattorov,Nodirbek | Holt,C | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 |
| Nakamura,Hi | Bluebaum,M | 1/2-1/2 | 2026 | 1st 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Queen's Pawn Game?
It is the opening with ECO code D00, reached after 1.d4 d5. It belongs to the Queen's Pawn Game family.
Is the Queen's Pawn Game good for White or for Black?
In 11,560 master games on this line White wins 37%, 39% are drawn and Black wins 24%. The collection average is White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28% — so this line is no worse than usual for White than the field as a whole.
What is the main continuation of the Queen's Pawn Game?
2.c4 — played in 8,858 of the master games on this line, which leads into Queen's Gambit.
Which grandmasters play the Queen's Pawn Game?
On the White side Mamedyarov,S (565), Grischuk,A (346), Carlsen,M (296); on the Black side Shirov,A (685), Carlsen,M (333), Abdusattorov,Nodirbek (247).
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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