A41

Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense

1. d4 g6

The Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code A41. It is reached after the moves 1. d4 g6.

It belongs to the Queen's Pawn Game family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.

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