At 600, the Modern Defense: Standard Line scores 44.0% for Black across 1,191 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (1 games at 600).
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Modern DefenseStandard Line
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 44.0%44.2%44.4%43.5%
- Band 600, n = 1,191Band 1000, n = 9,479Band 1400, n = 12,275Band 1800, n = 41,598
- Blunder rate
- 0.0%0.0%0.0%36.8%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- CCCD
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.1%0.1%0.2%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 51.2% | 4.8% | 44.0% | 0.0% | ply 5.0 | 1,191 | C |
| 1000 | 52.4% | 3.4% | 44.2% | 0.0% | ply 5.4 | 9,479 | C |
| 1400 | 52.0% | 3.5% | 44.4% | 0.0% | ply 5.7 | 12,275 | C |
| 1800 | 52.8% | 3.7% | 43.5% | 36.8% | ply 5.6 | 41,598 | D |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 1000, the Modern Defense: Standard Line scores 44.2% for Black across 9,479 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (9 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Modern Defense: Standard Line scores 44.4% for Black across 12,275 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (3 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Modern Defense: Standard Line scores 43.5% for Black across 41,598 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 36.8% include an early material blunder (38 games at 1800).
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Modern Defense: Standard Line scores 44.0% for Black across 1,191 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (1 games at 600).
At 1000, the Modern Defense: Standard Line scores 44.2% for Black across 9,479 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (9 games at 1000).
The Modern Defense: Standard Line (B06) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3.