ECO B06 · Modern Defense

Modern Defense: Wind Gambit

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bd3

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

3… Bxd4−0.55

Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Modern Defense: Wind Gambit (B06), reached after 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bd3, Stockfish 18 recommends 3… Bxd4 for Black. Black is slightly better (−0.55).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.553… Bxd4 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
  2. +0.253… d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nxd5 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 Nd7 8. Re1
  3. +0.443… Nc6 4. c3 e5 5. d5 Nce7 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Nf3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Modern Defense: Wind Gambit?
After 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bd3, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 3… Bxd4 for Black, continuing 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3. Black is slightly better (−0.55). The next best moves are 3… d5 (+0.25) and 3… Nc6 (+0.44).
Is the Modern Defense: Wind Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.55: black is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Modern Defense: Wind Gambit?
B06. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; B is the volume for semi-open games (other than the French).

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).