Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense

ECO: A41Flank Openings1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 e5

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About the Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense

The Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense is a line of the Modern Defense, 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.e4 e5, 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.

Other lines of the Modern Defense