Pirc Defense
ECO: B07Semi-Open Games1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Pirc Defense
The Pirc Defense is catalogued under ECO code B07, in the Semi-Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Pirc Defense has 28 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- Pirc Defense: Austrian AttackB09 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4
- Pirc Defense: Byrne VariationB07 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5
- Pirc Defense: Classical VariationB08 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3
- Pirc Defense: Kholmov SystemB07 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bc4
- Pirc Defense: Sveshnikov SystemB07 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3
- Pirc Defense: Classical VariationB08 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7
Other lines of the Pirc Defense
- Pirc DefenseB00 · 1.e4 d6
- Pirc DefenseB00 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4
- Pirc DefenseB00 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6
- Pirc Defense: Roscher GambitB00 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nf3
- Pirc Defense: 150 AttackB07 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.Qd2
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa AttackB07 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.h3
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Ljubojevic VariationB09 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Bc4
- Pirc Defense: Bayonet AttackB07 · 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.h4