Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
Chess opening · ECO D04 · 5 half-moves
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3
The Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System is reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3. It is Black's move in the position shown.
It branches from the Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation with 3. e3.
How often it is played
The Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System and its variations appeared in 0.49% of games — 14,605 of 3,000,000 rated games sampled from Lichess in September 2026. That makes it number 91 of the openings listed here.
Results
White won 50%, 4.5% were drawn and Black won 46%. These are games between players of every strength and time control, so they say how the opening does in practice rather than how sound it is.
What the engine thinks
Stockfish, at depth 18, evaluates the position at +0.18 — which is level. Positive numbers favour White; see reading the evaluation bar.
Similar openings
The most-played alternatives — what else could have been chosen around the move where this opening begins.
| Opening | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 | 0.39% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System, with e6 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 | 0.30% |
| Indian Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 | 5.1% |
Main continuations
| Variation | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 | 0.07% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Grünfeld Formation | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 | 0.01% |
| Rubinstein Opening: Semi-Slav Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 | 0.00% |
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