Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation
Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation (B07) starts 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5. In 1,111 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 8% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 4…Bg7 (80%).
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5
- ECO
- B07
- Games between strong players
- 1,111
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…Bg7 | 80% (892) | – | |
| 4…c6 | 12% (135) | – | |
| 4…h6 | 5% (51) | – | |
| 4…Nbd7 | 2% (24) | – | |
| 4…a6 | 1% (9) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Pirc Defense 1.e4 d6 2.d4
More Pirc Defense lines
- 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: 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
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