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    Chess Openings

    Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation

    1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Bg4 · ECO D00

    Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation position after 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Bg4. White: bishop on g5, pawn on d4, pawn on a2, pawn on b2, pawn on c2, pawn on e2, pawn on f2, pawn on g2, pawn on h2, rook on a1, knight on b1, queen on d1, king on e1, bishop on f1, knight on g1, rook on h1. Black: rook on a8, knight on b8, queen on d8, king on e8, bishop on f8, knight on g8, rook on h8, pawn on a7, pawn on b7, pawn on c7, pawn on e7, pawn on f7, pawn on g7, pawn on h7, pawn on d5, bishop on g4.

    Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation is a chess opening that arises after 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Bg4. It is classified D00 in the ECO system, and the position after these moves has white to move.

    This line is a variation within the Queen's Pawn Game family. The strategic ideas above describe the family as a whole; this particular line reaches them by the move order 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Bg4.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation?
    The Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation is a chess opening that arises after 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Bg4. It is classified D00 in the ECO system.
    What are the moves of the Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation?
    1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Bg4. After these moves it is white to move.