Chess openings / Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Gurgenidze Defense
Modern Defense: Gurgenidze Defense (B06) starts 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 d5 5.e5 h5. In 232 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 6.Nf3 (58%).
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 d5 5.e5 h5
- ECO
- B06
- Games between strong players
- 232
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.Nf3 | 58% (135) | – | |
| 6.Be3 | 18% (42) | – | |
| 6.h3 | 16% (37) | – | |
| 6.Bd3 | 6% (14) | – | |
| 6.Be2 | 2% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Modern Defense: Standard Line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3
More Modern Defense lines
- Modern Defense 23,623 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: Geller's System 828 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
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