Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense A41
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1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 e5
- Position after 6 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: 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 | 2 plies |
| Modern Defense | B06 | 4 plies |
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