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- King's Pawn Game B00
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- Modern Defense B06
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Modern Defense: Gurgenidze Defense
Overview
Modern Defense: Gurgenidze 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.
The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Modern Defense: Standard Line, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B06
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 10
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