Openings/Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Mittenberger Gambit B06
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d5
483 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 32%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 331 | 42% 34% 24% | 2282 | 2026 |
| Nxd5 | 84 | 35% 38% 27% | 2296 | 2026 |
| e5 | 35 | 43% 46% | 2266 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 24 | 50% 17% 33% | 2250 | 2025 |
| Be3 | 8 | 38% 63% | 2177 | 2026 |
| Nge2 | 1 | 100% | 2305 | 2020 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Ponkratov, P2632 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Predke, A2676–Ponkratov, P2632 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Morozevich, A2656–Ponkratov, P2630 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Rapid GP Final | 2018 |
| Zilka, S2608–Ponkratov, P2641 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Fier, A2558–Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2641 | ½-½ | Ciutat de Barcelona A | 2021 |
| Bocharov, I2563–Ponkratov, P2628 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Kosteniuk, A2518–Ponkratov, P2662 | 0-1 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Frolyanov, D2570–Ponkratov, P2605 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Swiercz, D2649–Djukic, Ni2526 | ½-½ | 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 | 2017 |
| Kosteniuk, A2555–Ponkratov, P2607 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
Modern Defense variations
Modern DefenseB06Fianchetto GambitB06Modern DefenseB06Norwegian DefenseB06Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer GambitA40Three Pawns AttackB06Bishop AttackB06Standard LineB06Westermann GambitB06Wind GambitB06Neo-Modern DefenseA41Modern DefenseA41Bishop Attack, Bücker GambitB06Modern PterodactylB06Mongredien Defense, with Nc3B06Mongredien Defense, with Nf3B06Standard DefenseB06Averbakh SystemA42Pseudo-Austrian AttackB06Geller's SystemB07Two Knights VariationB06Randspringer VariationA42Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish VariationA04Kotov VariationA42