B06 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Modern Defense: Dunworthy Variation
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1.e4g62.d4Bg73.c4d54.exd5c65.dxc6Bxd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Modern Defense: Dunworthy Variation114 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
27%3139%
18%2140%
14%1625%
11%1335%
11%1246%
5.3%633%
4.4%560%
3.5%450%
1.8%20%
0.9%10%
- Family
- Modern Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B06
- Line
- 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d5 4. exd5 c6 5. dxc6 Bxd4
FianchettoHypermodern
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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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