C22: Centre game, Paulsen attack

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3

Centre game, Paulsen attack

C22 Sub-variants:

Centre game
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6

Centre game, Paulsen attack
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3

Centre game, Charousek variation
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7

Centre game, l'Hermet variation
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 f5

Centre game, Berger variation
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6

Centre game, Kupreichik variation
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Bc4 d6 9. Nh3

Centre game, Hall variation
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qc4

Overview

Games on Database:

2977

Last Played:

Oct 2026

Overall score:

45.8%

21.1%

33.1%

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Played frequently by:

White
Kateryna Dolzhykova	19 games
Miguel Munoz Pantoja	18 games
Andrew Philip Smith	16 games

Black
Isidor Gunsberg	6 games
Jiri Jirka	5 games
Agnieszka Matras Clement	5 games

Possible continuations:

4... Nf6

1420

39.4 %

24.3 %

36.3 %

4... d6

586

58.2 %

17.4 %

24.4 %

4... g6

339

39.2 %

18.9 %

41.9 %

4... Bb4+

275

47.3 %

21.8 %

30.9 %

4... b6

207

58 %

14.5 %

27.5 %

4... Be7

44.3 %

27.8 %

4... Qe7

70 %

20 %

4... Nb4

53.3 %

46.7 %

4... Qf6

71.4 %

28.6 %

4... Nge7

71.4 %

28.6 %

4... Bd6

33.3 %

66.7 %

4... a6

60 %

40 %

4... h6

50 %