Opening name: Queen's Pawn Opening
Opening line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6
Lichess Board
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Winning percentages
White: 15019 (30.95%)
Black: 12412 (25.58%)
Draws: 21088 (43.46%)
Queen's Pawn Opening
2...e6
A typical black move in Queen's Pawn Openings, 2...e6 allows black to develop the f8 bishop, after which castling will be possible.
Most popular responses
3. Bf4 (London System) In the London System, White puts his pawns on e3 and c3, but only after developing his dark-square bishop, to avoid blocking it in. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (6310232 games)
3. Bg5 (Torre Attack) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (3297445 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 48
Score: +0.14
Best Move: g3
PV Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Be6
Historical games for Queen's Pawn Opening
| Game | Result | Year |
| Aronian, Levon (2813) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2868) | 0-1 | 2013 |
| So, W. (2815) vs Carlsen, M. (2832) | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi (2787) vs Carlsen, M. (2853) | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi (2787) vs Carlsen, M. (2853) | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M. (2853) vs Nakamura, Hi (2787) | 0-1 | 2016 |
| Aronian, L. (2775) vs Carlsen, M. (2864) | 0-1 | 2022 |
| Aronian, L.. (2781) vs Carlsen, M.. (2847) | 1-0 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L.. (2781) vs Carlsen, M.. (2847) | 1/2-1/2 | 2021 |
| Carlsen, M. (2881) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2743) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M. (2842) vs Nakamura, Hi (2777) | 1-0 | 2018 |