Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch

1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.f3

ECO A42

The Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch is a chess opening line in the Modern Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.f3.

It is catalogued under code A42 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move f3 is chosen by White on move 5.

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