ECO D00 · Queen's Pawn Game

Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

2… c5+0.08

The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System (D00), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4, Stockfish 18 recommends 2… c5 for Black. The position is roughly equal (+0.08).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.082… c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. exd4 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3
  2. +0.122… e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. c4 cxd4 6. exd4 Bd6 7. Bxd6
  3. +0.152… Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c4 cxd4 6. exd4 Bd6 7. Bg5

Variations

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System?
After 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 2… c5 for Black, continuing 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. exd4 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3. The position is roughly equal (+0.08). The next best moves are 2… e6 (+0.12) and 2… Nf6 (+0.15).
Is the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.08: the position is roughly equal. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System?
D00. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; D is the volume for closed and semi-closed games.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).