1. d4 g6 2. c4

Modern Defense with 1.d4: 2.c4, Other Continuations

1. d4 g6 2. c4

Main Transpositions

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 to 1. .. Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. e4 to 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c4
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. e4 to 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. c4
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 to 1. .. Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 to 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4
1. d4 g6 2. c4 d6 3. e4 to 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c4

Most Popular

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 (1630/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 (2098/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 (587/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 (2922/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 (1618/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 (503/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 (1869/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 (4086/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 d6 (631/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 (4823/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365

TCEC Games

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 h6 (86cp, 2/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nd7 (51cp, 350/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nce7 8. e4 Nf6 (90cp, 4/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nce7 8. e4 h6 (109cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 (59cp, 41/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 c5 6. Be2 cxd4 (76cp, 25/M, TCEC +1=4-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 c5 6. Be2 Nd7 7. h3 Bxf3 (103cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 c5 6. Be2 Nd7 (99cp, 2/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 c5 (61cp, 45/M, TCEC +4=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 Nd7 (51cp, 18/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Ng5 Nh6 (105cp, 2/M, TCEC +4=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 e5 (78cp, 14/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 e6 (90cp, 12/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 Nc6 (101cp, 5/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 Nh6 7. Bh3 O-O 8. O-O e6 (81cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Bxf3 (72cp, 30/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Nc6 6. d5 Na5 (80cp, 0/M, TCEC +2=1-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Qc8 (81cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Nc6 (79cp, 16/M, TCEC +2=1-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Qc8 6. Bg2 Bh3 7. O-O Nc6 (96cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 (58cp, 300/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Bd2 f6 8. O-O-O Bd7 (97cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 (36cp, 76/M, TCEC +1=2-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. g3 Nc6 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O Nge7 (82cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. g3 Nc6 (66cp, 36/M, TCEC +5=4-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e5 (30cp, 207/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d5 Nb8 (79cp, 13/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 h5 (96cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 (70cp, 135/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 c6 (59cp, 85/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 f5 (77cp, 36/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 (12cp, 2098/M, TCEC +0=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. g3 e5 (109cp, 0/M, TCEC +3=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 (18cp, 230/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. f3 e5 8. dxe6 Qe7 (106cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. Qc2 Qa5 (146cp, 2/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 (55cp, 200/M, TCEC +4=9-3). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6 (2cp, 92/M, TCEC +1=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. e3 Nf6 (0cp, 149/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 (1cp, 253/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d5 Nd4 (59cp, 2/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d5 Na5 (120cp, 0/M, TCEC +2=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 f5 (54cp, 65/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 (55cp, 62/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Ne7 5. Nf3 d6 (99cp, 22/M, TCEC +2=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Ne7 5. Nf3 d5 (53cp, 16/M, TCEC +3=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Ne7 5. h4 h6 (135cp, 1/M, TCEC +5=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Ne7 (93cp, 23/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bf4 a6 (86cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nc6 (78cp, 12/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Be2 c5 (95cp, 0/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. g3 f5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O Na6 (110cp, 46/M, TCEC +8=6-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. g3 f5 (79cp, 11/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. g3 e5 6. Nc3 Nf6 (102cp, 1/M, TCEC +2=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 f5 5. g3 Qb6 6. Qc2 e5 (156cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 f5 (59cp, 28/M, TCEC +2=6-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 (14cp, 4086/M, TCEC +10=6-4). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 d6 (15cp, 631/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 f5 3. h4 (-107cp, 11/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 f5 (96cp, 249/M, TCEC +11=6-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Na6 (96cp, 2/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 c6 (58cp, 49/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365

Biased Popular Lines

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nce7 (69cp, -16cp; 23/M, 88%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 c5 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh6 (143cp, -67cp; 9/M, 43%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 c5 (75cp, -30cp; 45/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 e6 (91cp, -16cp; 12/M, 37%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Bxf3 (75cp, -22cp; 30/M, 60%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Nc6 (77cp, -24cp; 16/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d5 Nb8 (75cp, -32cp; 13/M, 24%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 f5 5. e4 Nh6 (133cp, -70cp; 8/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e6 (79cp, -63cp; 15/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. f3 Nf6 (90cp, -65cp; 7/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 (83cp, -62cp; 10/M, 90%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Qa5 6. Qc2 f5 (138cp, -41cp; 11/M, 101%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Qa5 (97cp, -76cp; 19/M, 8%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 f5 5. Nf3 Nf6 (78cp, -59cp; 7/M, 50%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 e5 (111cp, -92cp; 8/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Ne7 5. Nf3 d6 (103cp, -64cp; 22/M, 64%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Ne7 (96cp, -21cp; 23/M, 66%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 (75cp, -59cp; 48/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nc6 (75cp, -59cp; 12/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 (90cp, -24cp; 12/M, 141%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 (67cp, -51cp; 11/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. g3 f5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O Na6 (103cp, -25cp; 46/M, 106%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. g3 f5 (78cp, -74cp; 11/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 e5 (110cp, -91cp; 8/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 e6 (75cp, -74cp; 26/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 f5 (101cp, -100cp; 249/M, 5%). More: dbcn ccoe c365

Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 c5 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh6 (143cp, -67cp; 9/M, 43%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. g3 Nc6 6. dxe5 dxe5 (177cp, -121cp; 5/M, 25%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 f5 5. e4 Nh6 (133cp, -70cp; 8/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 f5 5. e4 Nf6 (117cp, -54cp; 6/M, 24%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 7. h3 g3 (175cp, -92cp; 5/M, 75%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Ne7 5. Nf3 c6 (192cp, -153cp; 7/M, 20%). More: dbcn ccoe c365

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