Pirc Defense
Pirc Defense (B00) starts 1.e4 d6 2.d4. In 35,423 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 2…Nf6 (80%).
1.e4 d6 2.d4
- ECO
- B00
- Games between strong players
- 35,423
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2…Nf6 | 80% (28,454) | – | |
| 2…g6 | 12% (4,148) | – | |
| 2…e5 | 3% (1,158) | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | |
| 2…Nd7 | 2% (850) | Rat Defense: Antal Defense | |
| 2…c6 | 1% (407) | – | |
| 2…Nc6 | 0% (115) | Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Pawn Game 1.e4
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 4,394 games
- Czech Defense 2,583 games
- Lion Defense 2,410 games
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack 2,038 games
- Lion Defense: Lion's Jaw 1,451 games
- King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense 1,252 games
- Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation 1,111 games
- Rat Defense: Antal Defense 850 games
- Pirc Defense: Sveshnikov System 403 games
- Pirc Defense: Bayonet Attack 257 games
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack 242 games
- Pirc Defense: Kholmov System 217 games
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack 152 games
- Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation 112 games
- Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit 87 games
- Rat Defense: Balogh Defense 70 games
Top players' games in the Pirc Defense, reviewed
Every Pirc Defense line
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 4,394 games
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack 2,038 games
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System 1,651 games
- Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation 1,111 games
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation 1,035 games
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation 908 games
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack 626 games
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Chigorin Line 470 games
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation 442 games
- Pirc Defense: Sveshnikov System 403 games
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Czech Defense 268 games
- Pirc Defense: Bayonet Attack 257 games
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack 242 games
- Pirc Defense: Kholmov System 217 games
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Parma Defense 188 games
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Kurajica Variation 176 games
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack 152 games
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack, Bronstein Variation 135 games
- Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation 112 games
- Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit 87 games
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