In the most general sense the term Queen's Pawn Game can refer to any chess opening which starts with the move:
- 1. d4
It is the second most popular opening move. The name is now usually used to describe openings beginning with the moves 1.d4 d5 where White does not follow through with an early pawn advance to c4 (Queen's Gambit). Some of these openings have individual names as well, e.g. the Trompowsky Attack, Torre Attack, Stonewall Attack, Richter-Veresov Attack, London System, and Colle System.
In the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings, strict Queen's Pawn Games (1.d4 d5) are classified in the coding series D00–D05. Other openings where Black does not play an early 1...d5 are classified in the A-series; for instance A45 Queen's Pawn: Indian.
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