Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › Pirc Defense › Pirc Defense › Pirc Defense › Pirc Defense › Austrian Attack
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B07
- Austrian Attack B09 you are here
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack 3…g6 4. f4
Overview
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as 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 7 plies and takes 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Pirc Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation, Ljubojevic Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 7 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- B09
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Pirc Defense
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
1,894,131 games · White 51.0% / Draw 4.9% / Black 44.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 1,772,846 | |
| c6 | 31,910 | |
| Bg4 | 23,199 | |
| Nbd7 | 16,999 | |
| c5 | 15,196 | |
| e6 | 8,078 | |
| Nc6 | 7,717 | |
| e5 | 7,267 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:34:16
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