Modern Defense
ECO: A41Flank Openings1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Modern Defense
The Modern Defense is catalogued under ECO code A41, in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Modern Defense has 39 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
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Other lines of the Modern Defense
- Modern DefenseB06 · 1.e4 g6
- Modern DefenseB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7
- Modern Defense: Fianchetto GambitB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 f5
- Modern Defense: Norwegian DefenseB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6
- Modern Defense: Bishop AttackB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Bc4
- Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer GambitA40 · 1.d4 g6 2.h4 Nf6 3.h5
- Modern Defense: Standard LineB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3
- Modern Defense: Three Pawns AttackB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.f4