Modern Defense
Modern Defense is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.
Played by: Caruana, Yu Yangyi, Harikrishna, Adams, Ivic, Kraemer, Praggnanandhaa, So
Main line
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 e6 5.c3 Ne7 6.O-O b6 7.Re1 Bb7 8.Bb3 Nd7 9.Nbd2 h6 10.Nf1 c5 11.Ng3 Qc7 12.Bf4 e5 13.Be3 Nf6 14.Ba4+ Kf8 15.Bc2 Rd8
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Main line · ECO B06 · for Black
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Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.