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Modern Defense against Pal Benko. (Fischer played 3.Nc3 in the actual game.) The idea is to pry open Black's by h4–h5 followed by hxg6, as ...gxh5 would greatly weaken the cover to Black's king. The "Modern Defense, Averbakh System" ("ECO" A42) can be reached by the lines: Possible moves for Black at this point include 4...Nf6, 4...Nc6, 4...e5, and 4...Nd7. The move 4...Nf6 leads to a position of the King's Indian Defence, where White has options 5.Nf3, 5.f3, 5.Be2, 5.f4, and so on. The flexibility and toughness of the Modern Defense has provoked some very aggressive responses by White, including the crudely