The response 1...d5 by black to the opening 1.e3 can be a choice to move the game closer to a variation of the Queen`s pawn opening, especially if white responds with 2. d4
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, M.. (2862) vs Giri, A.. (2764) | 1/2-1/2 | 2021 |
| Carlsen, M. (2840) vs Ganguly, S. (2668) | 1/2-1/2 | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi (2745) vs Duda, J. (2730) | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi (2745) vs Dobrov, V. (2478) | 1-0 | 2019 |
| Bartel, Mat (2593) vs Socko, B. (2627) | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Langeveld, Ron A. H. (2674) vs Straka, Zdenek (2542) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |
| Totsky, Leonid (2484) vs Navara, David (2722) | 0-1 | 2011 |
| Blatny, Pavel (2494) vs Sasikiran, Krishnan (2679) | 0-1 | 2003 |
| Song, Michael (2415) vs Li Chao2 (2720) | 0-1 | 2017 |
| Straka, Zdenek (2542) vs Cruzado Dueñas, Carlos (2555) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |