A04 · Flank · a defense for Black
Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Accepted
10/10
1.Nf3g62.d4Bg73.e4d64.c4c55.dxc5Qa5+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Accepted5.8k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%3.3k50%
27%1.5k50%
9.9%56946%
4.3%24743%
1.8%10243%
0%20%
0%10%
Famous games in this line15 master games
Bocharov, Dmitry (2475) – Kornev, Alexei (2567)Stangl, Markus (2525) – Bezold, Michael (2490)Vakhidov, Jahongir (2385) – Indjic, Aleksandar (2549)Hausrath, Daniel (2478) – Schwarz, Michael (2408)Cabarkapa, Novak (2453) – Velickovic, Sasa (2307)Njili, Kamel (2357) – Meshkov, Yuri A (2390)Nagle, Sean (2375) – Kustar, Sandor (2351)Permiakov, Vladimir (2400) – Uskova, Fliura (2310)Heroes of this opening Bocharov, Dmitry · Bezold, Michael · Vakhidov, Jahongir · Cabarkapa, Novak
- Family
- Modern Defense
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.Nf3
- ECO
- A04
- Line
- 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c4 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5+
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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