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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Modern Defense B06
- Modern Defense B06
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Modern Defense: Bishop Attack
Overview
Modern Defense: Bishop Attack is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B06), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4.
The line refines Modern Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Bücker Gambit.
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- ECO code
- B06
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Modern Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
874,895 games · White 50.1% / Draw 4.2% / Black 45.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 321,281 | |
| e6 | 284,181 | |
| c6 | 70,297 | |
| c5 | 65,164 | |
| b6 | 44,234 | |
| Nf6 | 31,595 | |
| Nc6 | 21,331 | |
| a6 | 12,097 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:06:23
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