Chess openings / Zukertort Opening
Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation
Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation (A04) starts 1.Nf3 d6. In 6,083 games between strong players, White wins 50%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 2.d4 (52%).
1.Nf3 d6
- ECO
- A04
- Games between strong players
- 6,083
- To move
- White
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.d4 | 52% (3,130) | – | |
| 2.g3 | 23% (1,394) | – | |
| 2.c4 | 12% (756) | – | |
| 2.e4 | 5% (299) | – | |
| 2.b3 | 3% (168) | – | |
| 2.e3 | 2% (105) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Zukertort Opening 1.Nf3
- Zukertort Opening: Vos Gambit 162 games
More Zukertort Opening lines
- Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation 17,140 games
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto 9,291 games
- Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation 5,298 games
- Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation 4,770 games
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation 3,194 games
- Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation 2,885 games
- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense 2,650 games
- Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation 2,342 games
- Zukertort Opening: Quiet System 2,180 games
- Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack 1,607 games
- Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld 1,574 games
- Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense 1,061 games
Played the Zukertort Opening lately?
Enter your Chess.com or Lichess username: every move of your game labelled from Brilliant to Blunder, and where you left theory. Free, no account.