A42 · Semi-Closed · a defense for Black

Modern Defense: Randspringer Variation

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1.d4g62.c4Bg73.Nc3d64.e4f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Modern Defense: Randspringer Variation64k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%18k55%
22%14k55%
19%12k50%
13%8.0k51%
4.5%2.8k51%
3.4%2.2k53%
2.6%1.6k49%
2.4%1.5k42%
1.2%74952%
0.8%52652%
Famous games in this line52 master games
Gurevich, Mikhail (2641)Banikas, Hristos (2523)20020–1Huebner, Robert (2599)Nikolaidis, Ioannis (2505)19991–0Stohl, Igor (2560)Petran, Peter (2410)1994½–½Rogoff, Kenneth (2520)Van Wijgerden, Cor (2435)1980½–½Lempert, Igor (2495)Petkevich, Jusefs (2445)19941–0Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis (2445)Zapata, Alonso (2435)19821–0Polgar, Zsuzsa (2495)Vigh, Bela (2365)19871–0Ghitescu, Theodor (2460)Grunberg, Sergiu Henric (2395)1980½–½
Heroes of this opening Banikas, Hristos · Huebner, Robert · Lempert, Igor · Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
Category
Semi-Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
A42
Line
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 f5
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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