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Modern Defence




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Opening name: Modern Defence
Opening line: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6
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Winning percentages

White: 3542 (37.35%)
Black: 2710 (28.58%)
Draws: 3231 (34.07%)



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 56
Score: +0.55
Best Move: Be3
PV Line: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Be3 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Qd2 c6 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bd3 Ngf6

Historical games for Modern Defence

GameResultYear
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784)1/2-1/22020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784)0-12020
Aronian, L. (2752) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)1-02019
Giri, A. (2764) vs Carlsen, M. (2861)1/2-1/22022
Anand, V. (2793) vs Caruana, F. (2829)0-12014
Radjabov, T. (2763) vs Carlsen, M. (2855)1-02021
Nakamura, Hi (2769) vs Carlsen, M. (2843)1/2-1/22018
Anand, V. (2797) vs Caruana, F. (2811)1-02015
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Nakamura, Hikaru (2736)1-02020
Erigaisi, Arjun (2725) vs Carlsen, M. (2861)0-12022
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