As Black

Modern Defence

Played by fianchettoing the bishop on g7 early. Flexible and good for sidestepping main-line theory.

Train this opening

Lines

1. 2...Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.h4

   1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.h4 h5 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 Nf6

2. Heading for the King's Indian

   1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Nce7

3. 4.Be3 Nf6

   1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.f3 O-O 6.Qd2 e5

4. Solid Variation

   1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O c6

5. 2...Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3

   1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.f3 Nd7

6. 2...Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3

   1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nd7 5.Bc4 e6 6.O-O Ne7

7. Gurgenidze System

   1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 d5 5.e5 h5 6.Nf3 Bg4

8. 2...Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Bc4

   1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Bc4 c6 5.Qf3 e6