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Modern Defense

ECO A41 · 6,359 games · White to move

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1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6
49% White5% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
e43,86960.8%Modern Defense: Averbakh System A42
Nf31,43822.6%
Bf42914.6%
e32764.3%
Bg51181.9%
g31001.6%
h3390.6%
h4180.3%
f3140.2%

A further 196 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense 1... g6Modern Defense 3... d6

Other lines in this family

Averbakh SystemA42… 4. e45,985Kotov VariationA42… 4. e4 Nc61,103Beefeater VariationA40… 3... c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5119Modern DefenseB061. e4 g671,776Modern DefenseB061. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg741,179Standard LineB061. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc310,706Standard DefenseB061. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d68,446Two Knights VariationB061. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf36,371Three Pawns AttackB061. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f44,445Geller's SystemB071. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c32,194

All 20 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.