Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Bücker Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4 b5
The Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Bücker Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B06, reached after 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4 b5. It is a line of the Modern Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bxb5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.95 (Stockfish, depth 29; best line 4. Bxb5 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. O-O a6)
- ECO
- B06
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4 b5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bxb5 | 2 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- traktor40 (2117) – JumpedUpPantryBoy (2205) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- bolek_1977 (2023) – theOneAmongOnes (2009) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Modern Defense: Bishop Attack 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4
More Modern Defense lines (all)
- 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 (3. Nc3 d6) A41
- Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense A41
- Modern Defense: Averbakh System A42
- Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch A42
- Modern Defense: Kotov Variation A42
- Modern Defense: Randspringer Variation A42
- Modern Defense (1. e4 g6) B06
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.