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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:

Overview

Games on Database: 3625
Last Played: Apr 2025
Overall score:
41.6% 26.8% 31.6%

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  2178
40 % 25.7 % 34.3 %
5. d5  967
45.9 % 30.7 % 23.4 %
5. Nge2  312
44.2 % 26.6 % 29.2 %
5. Nf3  163
32.5 % 17.8 % 49.7 %
5. Bd3  2
50 % 50 %
5. f3  2
50 % 50 %