Chess openings / Queen's Pawn Game
Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense
Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense (A40) starts 1.d4 g6. In 19,538 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 10% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 2.c4 (36%).
1.d4 g6
- ECO
- A40
- Games between strong players
- 19,538
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.c4 | 36% (6,959) | – | |
| 2.e4 | 29% (5,672) | – | |
| 2.Nf3 | 19% (3,798) | – | |
| 2.Nc3 | 6% (1,097) | – | |
| 2.h4 | 4% (736) | – | |
| 2.Bf4 | 3% (501) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Pawn Game 1.d4
More Queen's Pawn Game lines
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- Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System 10,647 games
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- Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit 3,078 games
- Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation 2,769 games
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