B06 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Modern Defense: Gurgenidze Defense
10/10
1.e4g62.d4Bg73.Nc3c64.f4d55.e5h5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Modern Defense: Gurgenidze Defense17k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
68%11k49%
13%2.1k49%
7.2%1.2k51%
6.5%1.1k51%
2.2%36849%
1.2%19537%
1.1%18946%
0.7%11351%
0.2%3139%
0.2%2730%
Famous games in this line726 master games
Duda, J. (2730) – Nakamura, Hi (2745)Sjugirov, S. (2696) – Nakamura, Hi (2760)Duda, J. (2693) – Jobava, Ba (2713)Rublevsky, Sergei (2649) – Bologan, Viktor (2669)Korneev, Oleg (2645) – Chernyshov, Konstantin (2543)Ivanisevic, I. (2643) – Indjic, A. (2538)Motylev, Alexander (2639) – Riazantsev, Alexander (2511)Skripchenko, Almira (2458) – Kamsky, Gata (2692)Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Duda, J. · Rublevsky, Sergei · Ivanisevic, I.
- Family
- Modern Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B06
- Line
- 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5
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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