Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Modern Defense › Modern Defense › Three Pawns Attack
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Modern Defense B06
- Modern Defense B06
- Three Pawns Attack B06 you are here
Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack
Overview
Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack (ECO B06) is a variation of Modern Defense, reached after 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 — 3 moves.
In 2,677,895 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.9%, Black 45.9% and 4.1% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…d6, in 45% of those games.
It branches into 2 named variations; the most played are Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Pteranodon and Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Austriadactylus Western.
- ECO code
- B06
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Length
- 3 moves
- Parent
- Modern Defense
- Direct variations
- 2
Generated from the data: the Lichess opening list and opening explorer. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
2,677,895 games · White 49.9% / Draw 4.1% / Black 45.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 1,207,937 | |
| e6 | 448,277 | |
| c5 | 308,931 | |
| b6 | 188,308 | |
| d5 | 181,607 | |
| c6 | 140,207 | |
| Nf6 | 63,596 | |
| Nc6 | 48,773 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:06:30
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