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Queen's Pawn Game

The Queen's Pawn Game starts 1. d4. The opening book names 48 variations of it, under ECO A40 to D05.

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All 48 Queen's Pawn Game variations

  • A40Anglo-Slav Opening1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6
  • A40Modern Defense1. d4 g6
  • A41Rossolimo Variation1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6
  • A43Liedmann Gambit1. d4 c5 2. c4 cxd4 3. e3
  • A45Chigorin Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 (also reached by 3 other move orders)
  • A45Veresov, Richter Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. Nc3
  • A46Torre Attack, Breyer Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Qb6
  • A46Veresov Attack, Classical Defense1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5
  • A48Barry Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • A48Barry Attack, Grünfeld Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2
  • A48Barry Attack, Tarzan Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Qd2
  • A48Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation, Main Line1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O
  • A80Veresov Attack, Dutch System1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5
  • D00Accelerated London System1. d4 d5 2. Bf4
  • D00Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5
  • D00Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit Accepted1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5
  • D00Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4
  • D00Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit Accepted1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4 dxe4
  • D00Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5
  • D00Chigorin Variation, Anti-Veresov1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bg4
  • D00Chigorin Variation, Fianchetto Defense1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. Nc3 d5
  • D00Chigorin Variation, Irish Gambit1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 c5
  • D00Chigorin Variation, Shaviliuk Gambit1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 e5
  • D00Chigorin Variation, Shropshire Defense1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 h5
  • D00Hübsch Gambit1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4
  • D00Levitsky Attack1. d4 d5 2. Bg5
  • D00Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 Bg4
  • D00Mason Attack1. d4 d5 2. f4
  • D00Stonewall Attack1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3
  • D00Zurich Gambit1. d4 d5 2. g4
  • D02Anti-Torre1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bg4
  • D02Chandler Gambit1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Bg2
  • D02Krause Variation1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5
  • D02Levitsky Attack, Euwe Variation, Modern Line1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 Qb6
  • D02London System1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 (also reached by 3 other move orders)
  • D02London System, Pterodactyl Variation1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Qa5+
  • D02London System, with e61. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • D02Symmetrical Variation1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6
  • D02Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 (also reached by 2 other move orders)
  • D02Zilbermints Countergambit1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5
  • D02Zukertort Variation1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • D03Torre Attack1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 (also reached by 10 other move orders)
  • D03Torre Attack, Gossip Variation1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4
  • D03Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 g6 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • D04Colle System1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 (also reached by 7 other move orders)
  • D04Colle System, Anti-Colle1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5
  • D04Colle System, Grünfeld Formation1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7
  • D05Colle System, Traditional Colle1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. c3

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