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Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan

Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan (D02) starts 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3. In 4,833 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 3…Bf5 (25%).

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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3

ECO
D02
Games between strong players
4,833
To move
Black
44%17%39%

White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.

What strong players play next

The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.

MovePlayedResultsLeads to
3…Bf525% (1,220)41%18%41%–
3…e624% (1,166)48%15%37%–
3…c518% (869)39%23%38%–
3…c615% (731)43%16%41%–
3…g610% (466)46%14%40%–
3…Bg44% (187)47%40%–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6

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