Openings/Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense B06
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6
259 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 21%, Black wins 42%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 129 | 36% 18% 47% | 2214 | 2026 |
| e5 | 112 | 37% 25% 38% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 12 | 33% 25% 42% | 2225 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2470 | 2017 |
| f3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2134 | 2025 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 2045 | 2022 |
| Nd2 | 1 | 100% | 2549 | 2023 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2819–Carlsen, M2875 | 0-1 | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2767–Carlsen, M2875 | 0-1 | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Predke, A2676–Carlsen, M2872 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2786–Nepomniachtchi, I2732 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2782–Xiong, Jeffery2710 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Ponomariov, R2731–Nepomniachtchi, I2721 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Leko, P2731–Nepomniachtchi, I2714 | ½-½ | Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Chadaev, N2580–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Jakovenko, D2713–Rapport, R2693 | 1-0 | 41st TCh-GRE | 2013 |
| Alekseev, Evgeny2653–Nepomniachtchi, I2728 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
Modern Defense variations
Modern DefenseB06Fianchetto GambitB06Modern DefenseB06Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer GambitA40Three Pawns AttackB06Bishop AttackB06Standard LineB06Westermann GambitB06Wind GambitB06Neo-Modern DefenseA41Modern DefenseA41Bishop Attack, Bücker GambitB06Lizard Defense, Mittenberger GambitB06Modern PterodactylB06Mongredien Defense, with Nc3B06Mongredien Defense, with Nf3B06Standard DefenseB06Averbakh SystemA42Pseudo-Austrian AttackB06Geller's SystemB07Two Knights VariationB06Randspringer VariationA42Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish VariationA04Kotov VariationA42