Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation

Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code A45, part of the Queen's Pawn Game family. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 4 moves it is White 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
• 1... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 2. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3
• 2... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5

In chessGM's opening book this position continues with 3. Bf4.

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.

Related openings

• It extends: Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6)
• Continues with: Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack – adds 3. Qd3
• Continues with: Queen's Pawn Game: Hübsch Gambit – adds 3. e4
• Continues with: Richter-Veresov Attack – adds 3. Bg5
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Liedmann Gambit (1. d4 c5 2. c4 cxd4 3. e3)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov, Richter Attack (1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. Nc3)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation (1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Breyer Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Qb6)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d6)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Classical Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5)

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