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Modern Defense: Kotov Variation

ECO A42 · 1,103 games · White to move

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1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6
46% White5% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Be355450.2%
Nf323921.7%
d51059.5%
Nge2272.4%
f3151.4%
f4131.2%

A further 150 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... d6Modern Defense: Averbakh System 4. e4Modern Defense: Kotov Variation 4... Nc6

Other lines in this family

Averbakh SystemA42…5,985Modern DefenseA41…6,359Beefeater 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.