B06 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Bücker Gambit

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1.e4g62.d4Bg73.Bc4b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Bücker Gambit489 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%26452%
38%18852%
2.5%1233%
1.4%757%
1.4%714%
0.8%425%
0.4%250%
0.2%1100%
0.2%10%
0.2%10%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Vulevic, Vjekoslav (2315)Klauser, Markus (2380)1997½–½
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B06
Line
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4 b5
GambitFianchettoAggressiveHypermodern
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Letting White build the entire center while fianchettoing quietly was considered borderline disrespectful until players like Kotov and later Suttles made it a system. The Modern is the purest hypermodern bet on the board: the big center is not an asset — it's a target.

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