B09 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack, Bronstein Variation

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1.e4d62.d4Nf63.Nc3g64.f4Bg75.Nf3O-O6.e5Nfd77.h4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack, Bronstein Variation15k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%9.0k37%
26%3.8k41%
5.4%79435%
1.9%27241%
1.6%23628%
1.2%17830%
0.6%9232%
0.3%4417%
0.3%4016%
0.2%3619%
Famous games in this line145 master games
Sutovsky, Emil (2700) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2768)20110–1Shirov, Alexei (2715) – Smirin, Ilia (2654)2007½–½Nakamura, Hikaru (2613) – Smirin, Ilia (2644)20051–0Vaisser, A. (2531) – Jones, G. (2664)20140–1Vaisser, Anatoli (2549) – Palac, Mladen (2570)20001–0Sychev, K. (2510) – Gordievsky, D. (2605)20171–0Shyam, SM. (2519) – Timofeev, Arty (2593)2019½–½Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2498) – Tabatabaei, M. (2605)2018½–½
Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Nakamura, Hikaru · Jones, G. · Vaisser, Anatoli
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 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7 7. h4
FianchettoAggressiveHypermodern
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