Modern Defense B06
Family: Modern Defense
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The Modern Defense is catalogued under the ECO code B06. Its main line runs 1. e4 g6.
After 2 half-moves the diagrammed position is reached and it is White to move. Material is balanced.
This encyclopedia records 39 variations inside the “Modern Defense” family — follow the links below to compare the branching lines.
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1. e4 g6
- Position after 2 half-moves — White to move.
- Material is balanced.
- Family “Modern Defense” contains 39 recorded variation(s) here.
Variations of this family
| Name | ECO | Main line length |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish Variation | A04 | 8 plies |
| Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation | A04 | 8 plies |
| Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Accepted | A04 | 10 plies |
| Modern Defense: Beefeater Variation | A40 | 10 plies |
| Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer Gambit | A40 | 5 plies |
| Modern Defense | A41 | 6 plies |
| Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense | A41 | 6 plies |
| Modern Defense: Averbakh System | A42 | 7 plies |
| Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch | A42 | 9 plies |
| Modern Defense: Kotov Variation | A42 | 8 plies |
| Modern Defense: Randspringer Variation | A42 | 8 plies |
| Modern Defense | B06 | 4 plies |
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