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King's Pawn GameWayward Queen Attack

C20For WhiteLow theory

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5

A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.

Win rate, White
50.3%49.3%49.1%51.8%
Band 600, n = 162,535Band 1000, n = 160,451Band 1400, n = 40,006Band 1800, n = 26,386
Blunder rate
39.5%45.7%44.8%48.7%
Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
Tier
ABBB
White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
Share of games
3.8%1.1%0.4%0.1%
Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60050.3%4.6%45.1%39.5%ply 3.0162,535A
100049.3%4.1%46.6%45.7%ply 3.0160,451B
140049.1%4.2%46.7%44.8%ply 3.040,006B
180051.8%4.6%43.6%48.7%ply 3.026,386B

Results by band

What it actually does, band by band.

All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.

600Your bandA at 600Blunder rate 39.5%, band median 44.6%

At 600, the King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack scores 50.3% for White across 162,535 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 39.5% include an early material blunder (238 games at 600).

1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 45.7%, band median 42.9%

At 1000, the King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack scores 49.3% for White across 160,451 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 45.7% include an early material blunder (208 games at 1000).

1400Your bandB at 1400Blunder rate 44.8%, band median 40.0%

At 1400, the King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack scores 49.1% for White across 40,006 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 44.8% include an early material blunder (58 games at 1400).

1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 48.7%, band median 36.4%

At 1800, the King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack scores 51.8% for White across 26,386 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 48.7% include an early material blunder (39 games at 1800).

Variations

Where the line goes next.

The lines that continue the King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.

Questions

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At 600, the King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack scores 50.3% for White across 162,535 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 39.5% include an early material blunder (238 games at 600).

At 1000, the King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack scores 49.3% for White across 160,451 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 45.7% include an early material blunder (208 games at 1000).

The King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack (C20) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5.