At 600, the Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation scores 50.0% for White across 86,430 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 55.9% include an early material blunder (68 games at 600).
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Queen's Pawn GameZukertort Variation
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3
A line for either side. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, White
- 50.0%51.1%51.1%50.9%
- Band 600, n = 86,430Band 1000, n = 311,568Band 1400, n = 240,861Band 1800, n = 493,700
- Blunder rate
- 55.9%53.5%47.4%47.1%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- BBBB
- White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
- Share of games
- 2.0%2.2%2.2%2.4%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 50.0% | 4.6% | 45.4% | 55.9% | ply 3.2 | 86,430 | B |
| 1000 | 51.1% | 4.0% | 44.9% | 53.5% | ply 3.2 | 311,568 | B |
| 1400 | 51.1% | 4.2% | 44.8% | 47.4% | ply 3.3 | 240,861 | B |
| 1800 | 50.9% | 5.2% | 43.9% | 47.1% | ply 3.3 | 493,700 | B |
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.
At 1000, the Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation scores 51.1% for White across 311,568 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 53.5% include an early material blunder (258 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation scores 51.1% for White across 240,861 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 47.4% include an early material blunder (194 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation scores 50.9% for White across 493,700 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 47.1% include an early material blunder (348 games at 1800).
Variations
Where the line goes next.
The lines that continue the Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.
- BBBAD02
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6
0.9% of games at 600, n = 37,9550.9% of games at 1000, n = 120,4710.7% of games at 1400, n = 71,9730.5% of games at 1800, n = 100,898
- CBBBD02
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6
0.5% of games at 600, n = 21,9920.6% of games at 1000, n = 86,2520.7% of games at 1400, n = 78,5591.0% of games at 1800, n = 216,984
- ABBCD02
Queen's Pawn Game: London System, with e6
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4
0.2% of games at 600, n = 7,3950.3% of games at 1000, n = 42,0170.4% of games at 1400, n = 38,4920.3% of games at 1800, n = 71,584
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation scores 50.0% for White across 86,430 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 55.9% include an early material blunder (68 games at 600).
At 1000, the Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation scores 51.1% for White across 311,568 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 53.5% include an early material blunder (258 games at 1000).
The Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation (D02) is a line for either side. The main line runs 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3.