Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit
Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit (B00) starts 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nf3. In 87 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 6% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 3…Nxe4 (55%).
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nf3
- ECO
- B00
- Games between strong players
- 87
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…Nxe4 | 55% (48) | – | |
| 3…g6 | 18% (16) | – | |
| 3…Nbd7 | 10% (9) | – | |
| 3…e5 | 7% (6) | Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation |
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: 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
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