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B09

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack

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Overview

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B09.

The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.

It is reached after 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

3 named variations grow from this line, including Kurajica Variation, Unzicker Attack, Weiss Variation.

In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
B09
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
10
Parent
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack
Direct variations
3
Total in subtree
4

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Variations (3)

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