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Lion Defense: Bayonet Attack

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1.e4d62.d4Nf63.Nc3Nbd74.g4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Lion Defense: Bayonet Attack8.5k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%3.9k43%
45%3.8k36%
3.4%28534%
1.8%15631%
1.2%10242%
1.2%9823%
0.4%385%
0.3%2427%
0.2%1553%
0.2%1315%
Famous games in this line235 master games
Fressinet, Laurent (2696) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2715)20110–1Moiseenko, Alexander (2706) – Miton, Kamil (2623)20121–0Lastin, Alexander (2622) – Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (2679)20040–1Bosiocic, Mari (2624) – Bortnyk, Olexandr (2610)20171–0Vysochin, Spartak (2526) – Giri, Anish (2690)2011½–½Kornev, Alexei (2511) – Morozevich, Alexander (2694)20110–1Moiseenko, A1. (2692) – Chigaev, M. (2494)2014½–½Laznicka, Viktor (2596) – Bauer, Christian (2585)20060–1
Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, Maxime · Moiseenko, Alexander · Azmaiparashvili, Zurab · Bosiocic, Mari
Family
Lion Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B07
Line
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4
Aggressive
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