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B09

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Ljubojevic Variation

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Overview

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Ljubojevic Variation 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 begins with 9 plies and takes 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Bc4 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
B09
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
9
Parent
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack

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