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Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense, with Nf3

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Overview

Modern Defense: Mongredien Defense, with Nf3 is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as 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. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 b6, after 6 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Modern Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B06
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
6
Parent
Modern Defense

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