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Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense

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1.e4g62.d4Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense352k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%127k50%
34%120k50%
13%46k50%
5.1%18k45%
2.8%10.0k49%
2.5%8.7k43%
2.4%8.3k45%
1.1%3.7k44%
0.9%3.3k43%
0.7%2.4k49%
Famous games in this line243 master games
Caruana, F. (2819)Carlsen, M. (2875)20190–1Anand, V. (2767)Carlsen, M. (2875)20190–1Adams, Michael (2728)Carlsen, Magnus (2826)20101–0Predke, A. (2676)Carlsen, M. (2872)20190–1Carlsen, Magnus (2835)McShane, Luke J (2706)20121–0Anand, V. (2786)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2732)20170–1Aronian, L.. (2781)Nakamura, Hi (2736)2020½–½Grischuk, Alexander (2717)Aronian, Levon (2752)20061–0
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Adams, Michael · Nepomniachtchi, I. · Grischuk, Alexander
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B06
Line
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6
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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