B07-B09
Pirc Defense
About This Opening
The Pirc Defense (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6) is a hypermodern defense allowing White to build a center before counterattacking. Less theoretical than the Sicilian but offering real winning chances.
Famous Games
- Karpov vs Spassky, 1974 Candidates
- Seirawan vs various opponents
Variations
34 found A00 D48 A40 B07 B07 B07 B07 B07 B07 B07 B07 B07 B07 B07 B07 B09 B09 B09 B09 B09 B09 B08 B08 B08 B08 B08 B08 B07 B06 B06 B06 B06 B00 A04
Anti-Pirc Variation, Dunst Nc3
Nc3 g6 h4 Pirc Variation, QGD
d4 d5 c4 e6 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 c6 e3 Nbd7 Bd3 dxc4 Bxc4 b5 Bd3 a6 e4 b4 Lizard Defense; Pirc-Diemer Gambit
d4 g6 h4 Nf6 h5 Maroczy Defense, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 e5 Philidor Gambit, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 e5 dxe5 Bd7 Balogh Defense, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 f5 Pirc Defense
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Lion's Jaw, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 f3 Pirc; Ufimtsev; Antal Defense
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Kholmov System, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Bc4 Classical System, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Be2 Chinese Variation, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Be2 Bg7 g4 Bayonet Attack, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Be2 Bg7 h4 Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Be3 c6 h3 Panov; Opatijav; Byrne Variation, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Bg5 Ljubojevic Variation, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 f4 Bg7 Bc4 Austrian; Yugoslav Defense, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 f4 Bg7 Nf3 Dragon Formation, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 f4 Bg7 Nf3 c5 Weiss Variation, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 f4 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Bd3 Kurajica Variation, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 f4 Bg7 Nf3 O-O Be3 Unzicker Attack, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 f4 Bg7 Nf3 O-O e5 Two Knights System, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 Quiet System, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 Be2 Parma Defense, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 Be2 O-O O-O Bg4 Czech Defense, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 Be2 O-O O-O c6 Chigorin Line, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 Be2 O-O O-O Nc6 Schlechter Variation, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 h3 Roscher Gambit, Pirc
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nf3 Monkey's Bum, Pirc
e4 g6 Bc4 Bg7 Qf3 e6 d4 Pterodactyl, Pirc
e4 g6 d4 Bg7 Nc3 c5 Mongredien Defense, Pirc
e4 g6 d4 Bg7 Nf3 b6 Small Center Variation, Pirc
e4 g6 d4 Bg7 Nf3 d6 Nc3 e6 Pirc Connection, Nimzovich Defense
e4 Nc6 d4 g6 Polish G; Dalesio G; Pirc-Lisitsin G Nf3
Nf3 f5 e4 fxe4 Ng5