Modern defence
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[[Image:chess rd
d44.png|22px|alt=h8 black rook]] |
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[[Image:chess pd
l44.png|22px|alt=h7 black pawn]] | ||
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[[Image:chess __
d44.png|22px|alt=h6 __|link=]] | ||
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[[Image:chess __
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[[Image:chess __
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[[Image:chess pl
d44.png|22px|alt=h2 white pawn]] | ||
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[[Image:chess rl
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The Modern defence is a chess opening. It is almost the only defence which can be played against any opening move; and it may be played as an opening move itself. It consists in the immediate fianchetto of the king's bishop (KB). The first moves might be:
- 1.e4 g6
- 2.d4 Bg7
The opening is hypermodern. Black does not occupy the centre, he counter-attacks the centre built up by his opponent. He will probably play ...d6 next, then develop his K-side, then perhaps counter-attack the white centre with ...c5. The system is extremely flexible, and there are many transpositions.[1] There are players, including a few grandmasters, who play almost nothing but the Modern with white and black.[2][3][4]