Chess · Pirc Defense | Compare
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Using this reference
For Pirc Defense, start at the first position and step through the moves rather than memorizing the final board. After each move, look for the piece that moved and the squares it now influences. The same opening name can cover several branches, so use the selected line’s move order as your reference.
The final position in the viewer is where this recorded line ends, not a verdict on the position. Choose another listed branch to see where the paths separate. The viewer displays legal source moves; it does not provide an engine evaluation or establish a forced continuation.
Opening lines
An ECO code groups opening lines, not one forced position. Step through legal notation from the CC0 Lichess dataset. This is a study viewer, without engine evaluation or a claim that a line is best.
The board shows one representative line for each ECO code. All collected branches and their PGN moves remain listed below.
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6
FEN: rnbqkb1r/ppp1pp1p/3p1np1/8/3PP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 4
B07 · Pirc Defense
17 PGN · 17 FEN
- Pirc Defense:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 - Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 - Pirc Defense: Kholmov System:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 - Pirc Defense: Sveshnikov System:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 - Pirc Defense: 150 Attack:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 - Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 - Pirc Defense: Bayonet Attack:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. h4 - Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. g4 - Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Bg4 - King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5 - Czech Defense:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 - Lion Defense:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7
B08 · Pirc Defense
7 PGN · 7 FEN
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Chigorin Line:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Czech Defense:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Parma Defense:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4
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