Openings/Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation B06
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3
3,448 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 26%, Black wins 40%
Moves
3,448 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 1,472 | 29% 24% 47% | 2240 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 1,299 | 35% 30% 35% | 2230 | 2026 |
| c6 | 297 | 39% 26% 35% | 2179 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 155 | 49% 21% 30% | 2091 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 116 | 49% 19% 32% | 2137 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 57 | 47% 21% 32% | 2104 | 2026 |
| e6 | 30 | 57% 23% 20% | 2110 | 2025 |
| e5 | 8 | 75% 25% | 2311 | 2023 |
| c5 | 8 | 75% | 2039 | 2026 |
| b6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2095 | 2024 |
| Nh6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2202 | 2018 |
| f5 | 1 | 100% | 2252 | 2019 |
Top games
| Tomashevsky, E2694–Carlsen, M2859 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Anand, V2759–Nakamura, Hi2769 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2723–Nakamura, Hi2802 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Solak, D2635–Carlsen, M2857 | 0-1 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2767–Wei Yi2725 | ½-½ | Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Hammer, J2677–Giri, A2773 | ½-½ | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2755–Liang, Awonder2687 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Harikrishna, P2727–Ponomariov, R2714 | ½-½ | SportAccord Basque 2014 | 2014 |
| Wang Hao2710–Ponomariov, R2714 | 0-1 | SportAccord Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Andreikin, D2720–Malakhov, V2694 | 0-1 | 69th Moscow Blitz | 2015 |
Modern Defense variations
Modern DefenseB06Fianchetto GambitB06Modern DefenseB06Norwegian DefenseB06Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer GambitA40Three Pawns AttackB06Bishop AttackB06Standard LineB06Westermann GambitB06Wind GambitB06Neo-Modern DefenseA41Modern DefenseA41Bishop Attack, Bücker GambitB06Lizard Defense, Mittenberger GambitB06Modern PterodactylB06Mongredien Defense, with Nc3B06Mongredien Defense, with Nf3B06Standard DefenseB06Averbakh SystemA42Pseudo-Austrian AttackB06Geller's SystemB07Randspringer VariationA42Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish VariationA04Kotov VariationA42