ECO D04 · Queen's Pawn Game

Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5

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

4. c4+0.29

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

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle (D04), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5, Stockfish 18 recommends 4. c4 for White. The position is roughly equal (+0.29).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.294. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd2 Nbd7
  2. +0.184. Bd3 e6 5. O-O Bg6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. c5 a5
  3. +0.074. Bd2 e6 5. c4 c6 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. f3 Ne4 8. g3 Nxd2

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle?
After 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 4. c4 for White, continuing c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd2 Nbd7. The position is roughly equal (+0.29). The next best moves are 4. Bd3 (+0.18) and 4. Bd2 (+0.07).
Is the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.29: 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: Colle System, Anti-Colle?
D04. 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+).