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  8. Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack B09
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B09

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation

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Overview

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3, after 11 plies of opening development.

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
11
Parent
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack:

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