ECO D00 · Queen's Pawn Game

Queen's Pawn Game: Zurich Gambit

1. d4 d5 2. g4

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

2… Bxg4−1.43

Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Pawn Game: Zurich Gambit (D00), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. g4, Stockfish 18 recommends 2… Bxg4 for Black. Black is clearly better (−1.43).

Top engine moves

  1. −1.432… Bxg4 3. c4 e6 4. Bg2 Ne7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Nf3
  2. −0.862… c5 3. e3 h5 4. g5 cxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 6. h4 Bf5
  3. −0.812… Nc6 3. h3 h5 4. gxh5 Bf5 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bf4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Pawn Game: Zurich Gambit?
After 1. d4 d5 2. g4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 2… Bxg4 for Black, continuing 3. c4 e6 4. Bg2 Ne7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Nf3. Black is clearly better (−1.43). The next best moves are 2… c5 (−0.86) and 2… Nc6 (−0.81).
Is the Queen's Pawn Game: Zurich Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −1.43: black is clearly better. 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: Zurich Gambit?
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+).