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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Modern Defense B06
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Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense
Overview
Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B06.
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 begins with 4 plies and takes 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Modern Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Norwegian Gambit.
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- ECO code
- B06
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Modern Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
473,969 games · White 46.7% / Draw 4.7% / Black 48.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 194,344 | |
| e5 | 150,052 | |
| Bd3 | 55,552 | |
| Nf3 | 22,217 | |
| f3 | 13,533 | |
| c3 | 10,800 | |
| Be3 | 9,948 | |
| c4 | 4,752 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:59:17
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