Pirc defence

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Pirc defence: 1.e4 d6
Start of chess board.
a8 black rook b8 black knight c8 black bishop d8 black queen e8 black king f8 black bishop g8 black knight [[Image:chess rd

d44.png|22px|alt=h8 black rook]]

a7 black pawn b7 black pawn c7 black pawn d7 __ e7 black pawn f7 black pawn g7 black pawn [[Image:chess pd

l44.png|22px|alt=h7 black pawn]]

a6 __ b6 __ c6 __ d6 black pawn e6 __ f6 __ g6 __ [[Image:chess __

d44.png|22px|alt=h6 __|link=]]

a5 __ b5 __ c5 __ d5 __ e5 __ f5 __ g5 __ [[Image:chess __

l44.png|22px|alt=h5 __|link=]]

a4 __ b4 __ c4 __ d4 __ e4 white pawn f4 __ g4 __ [[Image:chess __

d44.png|22px|alt=h4 __|link=]]

a3 __ b3 __ c3 __ d3 __ e3 __ f3 __ g3 __ [[Image:chess __

l44.png|22px|alt=h3 __|link=]]

a2 white pawn b2 white pawn c2 white pawn d2 white pawn e2 __ f2 white pawn g2 white pawn [[Image:chess pl

d44.png|22px|alt=h2 white pawn]]

a1 white rook b1 white knight c1 white bishop d1 white queen e1 white king f1 white bishop g1 white knight [[Image:chess rl

l44.png|22px|alt=h1 white rook]]

End of chess board.

The Pirc defence is one of the asymmetrical hypermodern defences, usually to 1.e4. It is similar to the Modern defence, but reserves the decision as to whether to fianchetto the g8 bishop.

Because it is so flexible it lends itself to transpositions. This is one of the main lines:

Pirc defence: a main line


Start of chess board.
a8 black rook b8 __ c8 black bishop d8 black queen e8 __ f8 black rook g8 black king [[Image:chess __

d44.png|22px|alt=h8 __|link=]]

a7 black pawn b7 black pawn c7 __ d7 __ e7 black pawn f7 black pawn g7 black bishop [[Image:chess pd

l44.png|22px|alt=h7 black pawn]]

a6 black knight b6 __ c6 __ d6 black pawn e6 __ f6 black knight g6 black pawn [[Image:chess __

d44.png|22px|alt=h6 __|link=]]

a5 __ b5 __ c5 black pawn d5 __ e5 __ f5 __ g5 __ [[Image:chess __

l44.png|22px|alt=h5 __|link=]]

a4 __ b4 __ c4 __ d4 white pawn e4 white pawn f4 white pawn g4 __ [[Image:chess __

d44.png|22px|alt=h4 __|link=]]

a3 __ b3 __ c3 white knight d3 white bishop e3 __ f3 white knight g3 __ [[Image:chess __

l44.png|22px|alt=h3 __|link=]]

a2 white pawn b2 white pawn c2 white pawn d2 __ e2 __ f2 __ g2 white pawn [[Image:chess pl

d44.png|22px|alt=h2 white pawn]]

a1 white rook b1 __ c1 white bishop d1 white queen e1 __ f1 white rook g1 white king [[Image:chess __

l44.png|22px|alt=h1 __|link=]]

End of chess board.
1.e4 d6
2.d4 Nf6
3.Nc3 g6
4.f4 Bg7
5.Nf3 0-0
6.Bd3 Na6
7.0-0 c5

A completely different idea is:

1.e4 d6
2.d4 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nbd7
4.Nf3 e5

which is a transposition into Philidor's defence. Another idea is:

1.d4 d6
2.Nf3 Bg4

which is called Wade's defence.