Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation, Tal Gambit B06

B — Semi-open games · Family: Modern Defense · basic reference page

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 Qb6 6. Qd2 Qxb2

Position after 12 half-moves — White to move.
Black holds a material edge worth 1 points.
Family “Modern Defense” contains 39 recorded variation(s) here.

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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	2 plies

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