Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack

Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack is a chess opening with the ECO code D00, part of the Queen's Pawn Game family. It goes 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... d5. After 3 moves 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
• 1... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
• 2. Bg5 – White plays the bishop to g5

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: Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d5)
• Continues with: Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation – adds 2... Bg4
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Hübsch Gambit (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation (1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 Bg4)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Shropshire Defense (1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 h5)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack (1. d4 d5 2. f4)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Shaviliuk Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 e5)
• Related line: Queen's Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack (1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3)

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