Queen's Pawn Game: what should Black play?
- Games played
- 845K
- To move
- Black
- Evaluation
- -0.01
- Depth
- 25
Game counts: Lichess opening book. Move ranking and evaluation: Stockfish. How this page is built
Black to playPosition before the recommended move. Green arrow: the recommended move.
One way to reach it: 1. d4 d5 2. e3
FEN
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For Nf6, Stockfish calculates Nf6 Nf3 e6 b3 Bb4+ c3. This is an illustrative continuation, not a forced sequence.
What else gets played here
Move choices from 845K games in the opening book, with the engine's evaluation of each.
The line
More positions in the Queen's Pawn Game
- Black to playBest moveNf6Knight g8 → f6Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation140M games
- Black to playBest movec5Pawn c7 → c5Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System88M games
- White to playBest movee4Pawn e2 → e4Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense62M games
- Black to playBest moveNf6Knight g8 → f6Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation46M games
- White to playBest movee3Pawn e2 → e3Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System27M games
- White to playBest movec4Pawn c2 → c4Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation22M games
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move for Black in the Queen's Pawn Game?
Black to play. Stockfish recommends Nf6 (Knight g8 → f6), evaluated at -0.01: Equal.
How often does this position occur?
This position has been reached 845K times in the opening book.