Master the Modern Defence 1...g6

The Austrian Attack: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4

In this chapter, we look at one of White’s most aggressive and principled systems against the Modern: the Austrian Attack, typically characterised by 4.f4.

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Contents

1 Introduction

2 The Austrian Pirc Setup: 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3

3 Pirc Links to the Classical: 4.Be3 a6 5.a4 Nc6

4 King's Indian Defence Links: 4.c4 e5

4.1 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c4 e5 5.Nc3 Nc6: Kalogeris vs Papakonstantinou

4.2 4.c4 e5 5.Nc3 exd4: Firouzja vs Carlsen

5 The positional Nf3: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6

5.1 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 e5: de Waele vs Fernandez

5.2 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 0-0 6.0-0 c5: Aronian vs Artemiev

5.3 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Nf6: Sorensen vs Fernandez

5.4 Hippo Setup: Tomashevsky vs Carlsen

5.5 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 a6 5.Be3 b5 6.Bd3 Bb7: Maatman vs Fernandez

6 The 150 attack: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2

6.1 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.0-0-0: Erigaisi vs Carlsen

6.2 4.Nc3 c6 5.Be3 b5 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.h3: Bosiocic vs Fernandez

6.3 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.f3: Shankland vs Nakamura

6.4 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.h4 h5 7.f3: Hecht vs Mons

7 Delaying d6: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6!?

8 The Gurgenidze Structure: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 c6

9 The Austrian Attack: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4

9.1 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 a6: Erdogdu vs Vrolijk

9.2 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.f4 b5: Hague vs Fernandez

10 Exercises

10.1 Exercise 1

10.2 Exercise 2

10.3 Exercise 3

10.4 Exercise 4

10.5 Exercise 5

10.6 Exercise 6

10.7 Exercise 7

11 Practice Positions

12 Repertoire Training

13 Bonus