Queen's Pawn Game

Queen's Pawn Game is a chess opening with the ECO code A40. It goes 1. d4. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn). After 1 move it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4

In chessGM's opening book this position continues with 1... Nf6, 1... f5, 1... d5, 1... e5, 1... d6.

About the Queen's Pawn Game

White opens with 1.d4 and plays a system without an early c4. It covers many calm setups like the Colle, London and Zukertort ideas.

• White develops simply: Nf3, e3 or Bf4, Bd3, O-O.
• A typical plan is the e4 push, often prepared with Nbd2 and c3.
• Black has easy equality with ...d5, ...Nf6 and ...c5, so play actively.

chessGM has a full course for this line: open the Queen's Pawn Game course lesson.

Related openings

• Continues with: Australian Defense – adds 1... Na6
• Continues with: Borg Defense: Borg Gambit – adds 1... g5
• Continues with: English Defense – adds 1... b6
• Continues with: Englund Gambit – adds 1... e5
• Continues with: Horwitz Defense – adds 1... e6
• Continues with: Mikenas Defense – adds 1... Nc6
• Continues with: Polish Defense – adds 1... b5
• Continues with: Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening – adds 1... c6 2. c4 d6
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening (1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense (1. d4 g6)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d6)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation (1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Liedmann Gambit (1. d4 c5 2. c4 cxd4 3. e3)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5)

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