Modern Defense: Kotov Variation

A42

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6

How it went

117 ours · 331 masters

White wins 41% Draws 10% Black wins 49%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Kazhgaleyev, Murtas — Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 · 2018
So, Wesley — Zapata, Alonso 1-0 · 2015
Babula, Vlastimil — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 · 2007
Steingrimsson, Hedinn — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 · 2015
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw — Brodowski, Piotr 1-0 · 2019

Games in Spain

Bobadilla Viera,Jorge Samuel (2397) — Anton Guijarro,D (2672) 0-1
Postny,E (2568) — Chigaev,M (2643) 0-1
Nesterov,Arseniy (2476) — Chigaev,M (2631) 0-1
Pichot,A (2630) — Seo,Jung Min (2453) 1-0
Santos Latasa,J (2588) — Moussard,J (2626) 1/2-1/2
Goryachkina,A (2610) — Romero Ruscalleda,J (2176) 0-1
Zhu,Jiner (2514) — Argandona Riveiro,I (2331) 1-0
Cuenca Jimenez,J (2499) — Salinas Herrera,P (2478) 0-1

This line is also written

1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nc6
1 d4 g6 2 c4 Bg7 3 Nc3 d6 4 e4 Nc6
d4 g6 c4 Bg7 Nc3 d6 e4 Nc6
d4, g6, c4, Bg7, Nc3, d6, e4, Nc6