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A42: Modern defence, Averbakh system, Kotov variation
1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 Nc6
Modern defence, Averbakh system, Kotov variation
A42 Sub-variants:
Modern defence, Averbakh system
1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
Pterodactyl defence
1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. Nf3 Qa5
Modern defence, Averbakh system, Randspringer variation
1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 f5
Modern defence, Averbakh system, Kotov variation
1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 Nc6
Overview
Games on Database:
3631
Last Played:
Jun 2026
Overall score:
41.6%
26.8%
31.6%
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Played frequently by:
White
Ivan Farago
8 games
Mikheil Mchedlishvili
7 games
Peter Lukacs
7 games
Black
Peter Petran
19 games
Amanmurad Kakageldyev
18 games
Duncan Suttles
17 games
Possible continuations:
5. Be3
2181
39.9 %
25.7 %
34.3 %
5. d5
969
45.9 %
30.8 %
23.3 %
5. Nge2
312
44.2 %
26.6 %
29.2 %
5. Nf3
164
32.3 %
17.7 %
50 %
5. f3
2
50 %
50 %
5. Bd3
2
50 %
50 %