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Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation

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Overview

Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation 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.

It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
B06
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
8
Parent
Modern Defense: Standard Line

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