Openings/London System
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation D02
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3
138 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 30%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 42 | 29% 33% 38% | 2233 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 31 | 29% 35% 35% | 2244 | 2026 |
| e6 | 21 | 33% 24% 43% | 2060 | 2026 |
| c4 | 21 | 43% 29% 29% | 2151 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 9 | 56% 44% | 2200 | 2024 |
| Bg4 | 7 | 43% 14% 43% | 2256 | 2021 |
| Qxb2 | 5 | 20% 80% | 1977 | 2018 |
| Bf5 | 2 | 100% | 2018 | 2016 |
Top games
| Giri, A2728–Anand, V2751 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32700–Niemann, Hans Moke2728 | 0-1 | GCT Super Blitz Poland | 2026 |
| Tabatabaei, M2702–Puranik, A2639 | 0-1 | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2024 | 2024 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son2630–Ponomariov, R2694 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Esipenko, Andrey2609–Artemiev, V2706 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Murzin, Volodar2652–Hakobyan, Aram2619 | ½-½ | 3rd Al-Beruniy Masters | 2026 |
| Grachev, B2628–Savchenko, B2613 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Murzin, Volodar2664–Gagunashvili, M2541 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Zorko, Ju2457–Ponomariov, R2694 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2607–Le Tuan Minh2542 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |