Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › Pirc Defense › Pirc Defense › Pirc Defense › Pirc Defense › Austrian Attack › Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B07
- Austrian Attack B09
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack B09 you are here
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack
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
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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