B06 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation
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1.e4g62.d4Bg73.Nc3c64.Nf3d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation634k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%203k50%
21%134k54%
16%98k48%
6.7%43k52%
6.2%39k50%
5.6%35k49%
4.3%28k56%
2.8%18k46%
1.4%9.0k57%
1%6.6k44%
Famous games in this line2.3k master games
Giri, A. (2782) – Mamedyarov, S. (2801)Naiditsch, A. (2705) – Aronian, L. (2815)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Andreikin, D. (2725)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Andreikin, D. (2724)Svidler, Peter (2749) – Bologan, Viktor (2732)Guseinov, G. (2645) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Almasi, Zoltan (2707) – Karjakin, Sergey (2763)Harikrishna, P. (2744) – Andreikin, D. (2712)Heroes of this opening Svidler, Peter · Carlsen, M. · Almasi, Zoltan
- Family
- Modern Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B06
- Line
- 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6
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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