Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Modern Defense › Bishop Attack, Monkey's Bum
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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Modern Defense B06
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Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Monkey's Bum
Overview
Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Monkey's Bum 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 g6 2. Bc4 Bg7 3. Qf3 e6 4. d4 Bxd4, after 8 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Modern Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B06
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Modern Defense
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