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Pirc Defense · Black

Austrian Attack, 6.d5 and the ...e6 Break · Black (B09)

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Pirc Defense · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO B08

Sample line with full explanations: Be3–Qd2, ...Ng4 and the e5 Break · White.

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ECO B07–B09

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  1. Austrian Attack, 6.d5 and the ...e6 Break · BlackSample

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. exd5 Na6 10. Re1 Nc7 11. a4 b6 12. Bc4 Ba6

  2. Austrian Attack, 6.Bb5+ and the ...Bxb5 Counter · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6 Bxb5

  3. Austrian Attack, 6.dxc5 and the ...Qa5 Recapture · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bd3 Qxc5 8. Qe2 Bg4 9. Be3 Qa5 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6

  4. Austrian Attack, 6.e5 and the ...Nfd7 Retreat · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. exd6 O-O

  5. Austrian Attack, Immediate 5.e5 and the ...c5 Counter · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h4 c5 8. h5 cxd4 9. hxg6 dxc3 10. gxf7+ Rxf7

  6. Classical Pirc, 7.Re1 and the ...b5 Expansion · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bb7 10. Bf3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 c6

  7. Classical Pirc, 7.a4 and the ...e5 Center · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. a4 b6 8. Re1 Bb7 9. Bf1 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8

  8. Classical Pirc, 7.h3 and the Central Simplification · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. h3 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nfd7 11. Nd5 e6

  9. Be3–Qd2 System, ...c6–b5 Counterplay · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 c6 7. Bh6 b5 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. h4 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nh5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. f4 Nd7 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Kb1 e5

  10. Kholmov System, 5.Qe2 and the ...Rb8 Counter · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Ng4 7. Bb5 O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. h3 Nh6 10. Nf3 Rb8

  11. Argentine Setup, ...c6–b5 and the Dark-Bishop Trade · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. f3 c6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. a3 e5

  12. Byrne Variation, 4...c6 and Queenside Space · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rfe1 e5

  13. 4.Bf4 System, ...c6–b5 and ...Qa5 · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O 6. O-O-O c6 7. f3 b5 8. h4 h5 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qa5

  14. Sveshnikov Fianchetto, the ...e5–...Re8 Plan · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8

  15. 3.f3 Space Grab, the ...e5–...b5 Counter · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 c6 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5

  16. 3.Bd3 System, the ...d5 Central Break · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Bf4 Qe7

  17. Early h-Pawn Attack, Handling the Rxh5 Sacrifice · Black

    1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 Bg7 5. h5 Nxh5 6. Rxh5 gxh5 7. Qxh5 Bxd4 8. Bc4 e6