Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4
The Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B06, reached after 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4. It is a line of the Modern Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 887 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 4… Nf6 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.35 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4… Nf6 5. Bd3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Nf3)
- ECO
- B06
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 23 | |
| 1500-1999 | 357 | |
| 2000+ | 507 | |
| All | 887 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Nf6 | 315 (36%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 169 (19%) | |
| 4… a6 | 133 (15%) | |
| 4… Nd7 | 90 (10%) | |
| 4… c6 | 62 (7%) | |
| 4… e6 | 47 (5%) | |
| 4… c5 | 16 (2%) | |
| 4… b6 | 12 (1%) |
Master games
3,713 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 19%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- KomodoDragon2747.00 (3582) – Stockfish2021061923 (3632) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Premier 2021 · 2021-07-08
- Stockfish2021061923 (3632) – KomodoDragon2747.00 (3582) 1-0 · TCEC 21 Premier 2021 · 2021-07-06
- KomodoDragon 3.2 (3569) – Stockfish dev-20230308-39da50e (3607) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier P/O 2023 · 2023-04-05
- Stockfish dev-20230308-39da50e (3607) – KomodoDragon 3.2 (3569) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier P/O 2023 · 2023-04-04
- Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68f6 (3666) – RubiChess 20230823 (3508) 1-0 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM Kiborg95 (2773) – bombokobombo123456 (2677) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- tsnylsw (2736) – bombokobombo123456 (2599) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- nuitet868688 (2711) – Energetic_IP (2609) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Modern Defense: Standard Defense 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6
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.