Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense, with Nc3
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1.e4g62.d4Bg73.Nc3b6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense, with Nc3366k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
30%110k57%
29%107k60%
13%48k58%
4.9%18k50%
4.7%17k56%
4.6%17k58%
3.2%12k58%
2.2%8.2k55%
2.1%7.8k60%
1.7%6.3k67%
Famous games in this line26 master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2714) – Kamsky, Gata (2714)Popovic, Dusan (2474) – Milov, Vadim (2645)Vega Gutierrez, S. (2395) – Kamsky, G. (2685)Kosteniuk, A. (2554) – Huang Qian (2450)Pikula, D.. (2384) – Safarli, E.. (2604)Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar (2294) – Tikkanen, H. (2520)Matta, V. (2227) – Epishin, V. (2571)Bednarski, Jacek B (2395) – Wibe, Terje Paul (2390)Heroes of this opening Kamsky, Gata · Popovic, Dusan · Huang Qian · Safarli, E..
- Family
- Modern Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B06
- Line
- 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6
FianchettoHypermodern
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Letting White build the entire centre while fianchettoing quietly was considered close to disrespectful; Ufimtsev was playing it in the late 1930s, and Karl Robatsch did the theoretical work that turned it into a system — across much of Europe it is still called the Robatsch Defence. The big centre is not an asset — it's a target.
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