Openings/Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl B06
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5
811 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 22%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxc5 | 303 | 54% 21% 25% | 2176 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 224 | 42% 21% 37% | 2090 | 2026 |
| d5 | 170 | 46% 21% 33% | 2174 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 101 | 44% 26% 31% | 2043 | 2026 |
| Nge2 | 12 | 33% 25% 42% | 2192 | 2024 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 2063 | 2022 |
Top games
| Saric, Iv2669–Piorun, K2651 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Almasi, Z2689–Istratescu, A2602 | 1-0 | Corsican Circuit Final | 2015 |
| Bacrot, E2678–Piorun, K2608 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Solodovnichenko, Y2584–Guseinov, G2614 | 1-0 | 17th Dubai Chess Open | 2015 |
| Korneev, O2637–Danielsen, Hen2502 | 1-0 | 19th European Teams | 2013 |
| Kanarek, M2484–Piorun, K2640 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Ponkratov, P2605–Pridorozhni, A2512 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Kharchenko, B2494–Rakhmanov, Ale2606 | ½-½ | Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Van Kampen, R2618–Zaragatski, I2478 | 1-0 | 4NCL 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Muzychuk, M2529–Khotenashvili, B2504 | 0-1 | SportAccord Blitz w 2014 | 2014 |
Modern Defense variations
Modern DefenseB06Fianchetto GambitB06Modern DefenseB06Norwegian DefenseB06Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer GambitA40Three Pawns AttackB06Bishop AttackB06Standard LineB06Westermann GambitB06Wind GambitB06Neo-Modern DefenseA41Modern DefenseA41Bishop Attack, Bücker GambitB06Lizard Defense, Mittenberger GambitB06Mongredien Defense, with Nc3B06Mongredien Defense, with Nf3B06Standard DefenseB06Averbakh SystemA42Pseudo-Austrian AttackB06Geller's SystemB07Two Knights VariationB06Randspringer VariationA42Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish VariationA04Kotov VariationA42