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A42: Modern defence, Averbakh system

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

Modern defence, Averbakh system

A42 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 13996
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
39.8% 29.7% 30.5%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Wolfgang Uhlmann 69 games
Miso Cebalo 33 games
Ivan Farago 32 games
Black  
Miodrag Todorcevic 88 games
Carsten Hoi 47 games
Borislav Ivkov 40 games

Possible continuations:

4... Nf6  4810
40.2 % 30.3 % 29.4 %
4... Nc6  3624
41.6 % 26.8 % 31.6 %
4... e5  2392
33.3 % 35.2 % 31.4 %
4... Nd7  2026
40.5 % 27.9 % 31.6 %
4... c6  523
45.9 % 28.9 % 25.2 %
4... c5  286
39.9 % 28 % 32.2 %
4... f5  107
40.2 % 32.7 % 27.1 %
4... e6  93
58.1 % 18.3 % 23.7 %
4... a6  73
42.5 % 31.5 % 26 %
4... Na6  23
30.4 % 34.8 % 34.8 %
4... Nh6  17
47.1 % 29.4 % 23.5 %
4... b6  11
63.6 % 27.3 %
4... a5  6
33.3 % 16.7 % 50 %
4... Bd7  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
4... f6  2
50 % 50 %