Queen's Pawn Opening (A40)

A40 · Chess Openings Reference Guide
Openings Directory / Queen's Pawn Opening

Target Position

♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜
Engine Eval: +0.35

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 38.3% Draws: 31.4% Black Wins: 30.3%

Strategic Overview

The Queen's Pawn Opening (ECO code A40) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. d4
UCI Move Path
d2d4
Repertoire Training

Import this opening directly into your client-side repertoires to drill or review using spaced repetition.

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Variations in this Family

No deeper sub-variations cataloged in this specific database sub-tree.