This is the modern variation. White advances the e-pawn in an attempt to gain central control.
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, M. (2875) vs So, W. (2754) | 1/2-1/2 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M. (2864) vs Le, Quang Liem (2728) | 1/2-1/2 | 2022 |
| Duda, J. (2740) vs Aronian, L. (2775) | 1/2-1/2 | 2022 |
| Nakamura, Hi (2798) vs Onischuk, Al (2665) | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Petrosian, TL. (2611) vs Carlsen, M. (2851) | 0-1 | 2016 |
| Vitiugov, N. (2719) vs Wang Hao (2730) | 0-1 | 2018 |
| Jones, G. (2702) vs Yu Yangyi (2739) | 1-0 | 2019 |
| Jones, G. (2702) vs Wang Hao (2735) | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Ponkratov, P. (2641) vs Caruana, F. (2792) | 0-1 | 2022 |
| Jones, G. (2702) vs Bu Xiangzhi (2729) | 0-1 | 2019 |