Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation

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1.e4d62.d4Nf63.Nc3g64.f4Bg75.Nf3c5

Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation178k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

dxc536%64k49%

e522%39k49%

d517%30k46%

Bb5+10%18k58%

Be38.6%15k45%

Bc42.5%4.5k43%

Bd31.7%3.1k44%

Be21.3%2.3k49%

h30.7%1.2k47%

h40.1%10947%

Famous games in this line1.9k master games

Nakamura, Hi (2769) – Carlsen, M. (2843)2018½–½Mamedov, Rau (2704) – Carlsen, M. (2843)2018½–½Karjakin, Sergey (2788) – Grischuk, Alexander (2746)20110–1Karjakin, Sergey (2747) – Grischuk, A. (2745)20231–0Karjakin, Sergey (2732) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2760)2008½–½Grischuk, Alexander (2763) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2726)20121–0Giri, Anish (2734) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2753)2013½–½Radjabov, Teimour (2729) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2750)2007½–½

Heroes of this opening Grischuk, Alexander · Karjakin, Sergey

Family

Pirc Defense

Category

Semi-Open

First move

1.e4

ECO

B09

Line

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5

FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern

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