Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Monkey's Bum is a chess opening with the ECO code B06, part of the Modern Defense family. It goes 1. e4 g6 2. Bc4 Bg7 3. Qf3 e6 4. d4 Bxd4. White opens with 1. e4 (the king's pawn) and Black answers 1... g6. After 8 moves it is White to move. After the last move Black is a pawn ahead in material. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
1... g6 – Black plays the pawn to g6
2. Bc4 – White plays the bishop to c4
2... Bg7 – Black plays the bishop to g7
3. Qf3 – White plays the queen to f3
3... e6 – Black plays the pawn to e6
4. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
4... Bxd4 – Black takes on d4 with the bishop
About the Modern Defense
Black plays ...g6 and ...Bg7 early, letting White take the centre and attacking it later. It is flexible and hypermodern.
The g7 bishop pressures d4 along the long diagonal.
Black strikes with ...d6 and ...c5 or ...e5 at the right time.
If Black waits too long, White's big centre and Be3, Qd2, h4 attack can crush.
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