Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5
3… Ne4−0.13
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack (D03), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5, Stockfish 18 recommends 3… Ne4 for Black. The position is roughly equal (−0.13).
Top engine moves
- −0.133… Ne4 4. Bf4 f6 5. c4 e5 6. dxe5 Bc5 7. e3 Bb4+ 8. Nfd2
- −0.093… c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4
- −0.093… h6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Be6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. c4 c6 8. Qc2
Other move orders
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nbd2 Be7 5. c3 Nbd7 6. e3
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Bd6
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Be7
Variations
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack?
After 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 3… Ne4 for Black, continuing 4. Bf4 f6 5. c4 e5 6. dxe5 Bc5 7. e3 Bb4+ 8. Nfd2. The position is roughly equal (−0.13). The next best moves are 3… c5 (−0.09) and 3… h6 (−0.09).
Is the Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.13: 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: Torre Attack?
D03. 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+).