Chess opening
Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-SämischA42
The Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch is a chess opening classified under ECO code A42. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. f3
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Related lines in the Modern Defense
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish Variation (A04)
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation (A04)
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Accepted (A04)
- Modern Defense: Beefeater Variation (A40)
- Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer Gambit (A40)
- Modern Defense (A41)
- Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense (A41)
- Modern Defense: Averbakh System (A42)
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