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Queen’s Pawn Game: all variations and ECO codes

82 named lines across 12 ECO codes (A40–D05), spanning ECO volumes A, D. Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The idea

The shared starting point for every reply to 1.d4 that hasn’t yet branched into a named defense - not a strategy of its own, but the root every Indian defense, Slav, Queen’s Gambit, and London-style system grows from before Black’s actual second move sorts the game into its own family.

The main line

Position after 1.d4 (A40). Open this line on Lichess → · Queen’s Pawn Game on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.d4, playing as white: the family’s other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating bandGamesWhite / draw / BlackScore for white
1400-1600 38,409 White/draw/black: 50.5% / 3.9% / 45.6% 50.5% / 3.9% / 45.6% 52.4%
1600-1800 44,910 White/draw/black: 50.4% / 4.2% / 45.4% 50.4% / 4.2% / 45.4% 52.5%
1800-2000 41,036 White/draw/black: 50.0% / 4.8% / 45.2% 50.0% / 4.8% / 45.2% 52.4%
2000+ 34,562 White/draw/black: 49.0% / 6.8% / 44.2% 49.0% / 6.8% / 44.2% 52.4%

All 82 named variations

Every named line in the Queen’s Pawn Game family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification: not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

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ECO Volume A: Flank Openings → · All ECO families → · Search and play every line in the interactive explorer →

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