ECO D03 · Queen's Pawn Game

Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Gossip Variation

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4

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

4. Bf4−0.14

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

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Gossip Variation (D03), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4, Stockfish 18 recommends 4. Bf4 for White. The position is roughly equal (−0.14).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.144. Bf4 Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Nfd2 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 Bxd3
  2. −0.224. Be3 Bf5 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. O-O c6
  3. −0.304. Bd2 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. c4 cxd4 7. exd4 e5 8. cxd5 Qxd5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Gossip Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 4. Bf4 for White, continuing Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Nfd2 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 Bxd3. The position is roughly equal (−0.14). The next best moves are 4. Be3 (−0.22) and 4. Bd2 (−0.30).
Is the Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Gossip Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.14: 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, Gossip Variation?
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+).