Pirc Defense
Pirc Defense is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.
Played by: Erigaisi, Gukesh, Saric, Mamedov, Svane, Kollars, Paravyan, Nihal
Main line
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 a6 6.f3 b5 7.O-O-O Nbd7 8.Bh6 Bxh6 9.Qxh6 e6 10.h4 Qe7 11.Nh3 Bb7 12.Nf2 O-O-O 13.Qe3 Kb8 14.a4 b4 15.Nb1 c5
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Main line · ECO B07 · for Black
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Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.