Chess openings / Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Kotov Variation
Modern Defense: Kotov Variation (A42) starts 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nc6. In 827 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 45%; the most played move is 5.Be3 (46%).
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nc6
- ECO
- A42
- Games between strong players
- 827
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.Be3 | 46% (384) | – | |
| 5.d5 | 24% (200) | – | |
| 5.Nge2 | 18% (151) | – | |
| 5.Nf3 | 9% (74) | – | |
| 5.Be2 | 1% (6) | – | |
| 5.f3 | 1% (6) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Modern Defense: Averbakh System 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4
More Modern Defense lines
- Modern Defense 23,623 games
- Modern Defense: Standard Line 14,817 games
- Modern Defense: Standard Defense 10,053 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: 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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