Chess openings / Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Geller's System
Modern Defense: Geller's System (B07) starts 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3. In 828 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 4…Nf6 (55%).
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3
- ECO
- B07
- Games between strong players
- 828
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…Nf6 | 55% (453) | – | |
| 4…Nc6 | 12% (98) | – | |
| 4…Nd7 | 11% (89) | – | |
| 4…a6 | 7% (57) | – | |
| 4…c6 | 4% (35) | – | |
| 4…Bg4 | 3% (26) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Modern Defense 1.e4 g6
More Modern Defense lines
- Modern Defense: Standard Line 14,817 games
- Modern Defense: Standard Defense 10,053 games
- Modern Defense: Averbakh System 3,834 games
- Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation 3,150 games
- Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack 1,897 games
- Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl 1,352 games
- Modern Defense: Kotov Variation 827 games
- Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Mittenberger Gambit 758 games
- Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense 753 games
- Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation 605 games
- Modern Defense: Beefeater Variation 416 games
- Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack 365 games
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