Modern Defense: Beefeater Variation
ECO A40 · 119 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| Nf3 | 32 | 26.9% | | |
| e4 | 26 | 21.8% | | |
A further 61 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Modern DefenseA41… 3... d66,359Averbakh SystemA42… 3... d6 4. e45,985Kotov VariationA42… 3... d6 4. e4 Nc61,103Modern 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
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.