ECO A42

Modern Defense: Kotov Variation

Modern Defense: Kotov Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO A42. Its defining line here is 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6.

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1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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