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Pirc Defense — opening family

28 catalogued lines · ECO B00–B09

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. e4 d6 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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Main continuations

d4 · 27

All 28 lines

NameECOMain line length
Pirc DefenseB002 plies
Pirc DefenseB003 plies
Pirc DefenseB004 plies
Pirc Defense: Roscher GambitB005 plies
Pirc DefenseB076 plies
Pirc Defense: Sveshnikov SystemB077 plies
Pirc Defense: Austrian AttackB097 plies
Pirc Defense: Kholmov SystemB077 plies
Pirc Defense: Byrne VariationB077 plies
Pirc Defense: Classical VariationB087 plies
Pirc Defense: Classical VariationB088 plies
Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa AttackB079 plies
Pirc Defense: Bayonet AttackB079 plies
Pirc Defense: Chinese VariationB079 plies
Pirc Defense: 150 AttackB079 plies
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter VariationB089 plies
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Ljubojevic VariationB099 plies
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet SystemB089 plies
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon FormationB0910 plies
Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll DefenseB0710 plies
Pirc Defense: Austrian AttackB0910 plies
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker AttackB0911 plies
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Kurajica VariationB0911 plies
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss VariationB0911 plies
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Czech DefenseB0812 plies
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Parma DefenseB0812 plies
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Chigorin LineB0812 plies
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack, Bronstein VariationB0913 plies