Complete guide

Pirc Defense: Complete Guide

Hypermodern counterpunching — Black lets White build a full pawn center, then fianchettoes and strikes back at it. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

20 variations 137,335,528 total games Avg Stockfish +0.35

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All 20 variations of the Pirc Defense

Openings & Plans Pirc Defense ECO B07 50M games Anti-Openings Pirc Defense ECO B07 50M games Openings & Plans Pirc Defense: Nf3 ECO B07 7M games Openings & Plans Pirc Defense: f4 ECO B07 6M games Openings & Plans Pirc Defense: d4 ECO B07 5M games Openings & Plans Pirc Defense: Nc3 ECO B07 5M games Openings & Plans Pirc: Classical System ECO B08 4M games Openings & Plans Pirc Defense: Bc4 ECO B07 2M games Openings & Plans Pirc: Classical System: Bg7 ECO B08 1M games Anti-Openings Pirc Defense: c4 ECO B07 988K games Anti-Openings Pirc Defense: Qf3 ECO B07 924K games Gambits Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit ECO B00 772K games Openings & Plans Pirc Defense: d3 ECO B07 753K games Openings & Plans Pirc: Austrian Attack ECO B09 669K games Anti-Openings Pirc Defense: g3 ECO B07 288K games Anti-Openings Pirc Defense: b3 ECO B07 214K games Anti-Openings Pirc Defense: h3 ECO B07 120K games Anti-Openings Pirc Defense: c3 ECO B07 119K games Openings & Plans Pirc: Classical System: c6 ECO B08 46K games Openings & Plans Pirc: Classical System: Bg4 ECO B08 7K games

Frequently asked questions about the Pirc Defense

What is the pirc in chess?

The Pirc is a chess opening family with 20 variations covered on Chessy. Over 137 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.

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