B06 — Modern Defense

Semi-Open Games incl. Sicilian (B00–B99)

1. e4 g6

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ECO B06 covers Modern Defense and related lines (Modern Defense, Modern Defense: Fianchetto Gambit, Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense, Modern Defense: Bishop Attack). Main line 1. e4 g6 with variations, statistics, and the best responses.

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Modern Defense
1. e4 g6
Modern Defense
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7
Modern Defense: Bishop Attack
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4
Modern Defense: Standard Line
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3
Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4
Modern Defense: Westermann Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bd2
Modern Defense: Wind Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bd3
Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Bücker Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4 b5
Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5
Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense, with Nc3
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6
Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense, with Nf3
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 b6
Modern Defense: Standard Defense
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6
Rat Defense: Accelerated Gurgenidze
1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6
Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4
Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Be3
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni
1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5
Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Monkey's Bum
1. e4 g6 2. Bc4 Bg7 3. Qf3 e6 4. d4 Bxd4
Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense, Norwegian Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. Be2 d6
Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6
Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Austriadactylus Western
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 c5 4. Nf3 Qa5+
Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Grand Prix Pterodactyl
1. e4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. f4 c5 4. Nf3 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Pteranodon
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 c5 4. c3 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni Pterodactyl
1. d4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Rhamphorhynchus
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, King Pterodactyl
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 Qa5+
Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Rhamphorhynchus
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+
Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Anhanguera
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. Be3 Qa5+
Modern Defense: Anti-Modern
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d6 5. Qe2
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Siroccopteryx
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Qa5 5. Bc4
Modern Defense: Dunworthy Variation
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d5 4. exd5 c6 5. dxc6 Bxd4
Modern Defense: Gurgenidze Defense
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5
Modern Defense: Masur Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nh6 3. Nc3 f5 4. Bxh6 Bxh6 5. exf5 O-O
Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Declined
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Qa5+
Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Anhanguera
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Be3 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Quetzalcoatlus
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Quetzalcoatlus Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 d6 5. dxc5 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni Pteranodon
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Pteranodon
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Qa5
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Quetzalcoatlus
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Qa5 5. Be2 d6
Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Siroccopteryx
1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. Bc4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qa5+
Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation, Tal Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 Qb6 6. Qd2 Qxb2
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