Modern Defense: Standard Line

B06

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3

How it went

2,392 ours · 6,154 masters

White wins 48% Draws 10% Black wins 42%

Continuations

7

Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Mittenberger Gambit B06 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d5 66 Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl B06 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 113 Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense, with Nc3 B06 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4 Modern Defense: Standard Defense B06 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 1,335 Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation B06 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 74 Modern Defense: Anti-Modern B06 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d6 5. Qe2 1 Modern Defense: Gurgenidze Defense B06 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 32

Master games

Andriasian, Zaven — Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 · 2014
Caruana, Fabiano — Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 · 2013
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian — Aronian, Levon 0-1 · 2017
Firouzja, Alireza — Moroni, L.. 1-0 · 2021
Swinkels, Robin — Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 · 2014

Games in Spain

Chigaev,M (2628) — Nakamura,Hi (2807) 1/2-1/2
Caruana,F (2803) — Domingo Nunez,Ruben (2426) 1-0
Hernando Rodrigo,Ju (2239) — Nakamura,Hi (2802) 0-1
Caruana,F (2795) — Domingo Nunez,Ruben (2411) 1-0
Chigaev,M (2617) — Nakamura,Hi (2775) 0-1
Ibarra Jerez,JC (2563) — Nakamura,Hi (2775) 0-1
Chigaev,M (2632) — Nakamura,Hi (2768) 1/2-1/2
Nakamura,Hi (2768) — Domingo Nunez,Alejandro (2340) 1-0

This line is also written

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3
1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Nc3
e4 g6 d4 Bg7 Nc3
e4, g6, d4, Bg7, Nc3