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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3

Black to move
4,352 games · 1883-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

4...Bg7

6,679

35.8%

36%

28.3%

4...Nc6

300

37.7%

32.3%

30%

4...c6

165

43%

29.7%

27.3%

4...Bg4

48.7%

38.5%

12.8

4...a6

35.7%

28.6%

35.7%

4...Nbd7

71.4%

14.3

4...c5

100%

4...e6

66.7%

33.3%

4...Bg7 +0.07 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978 (1-0)
Geller vs Tal, 1975 (1-0)
A Tsvetkov vs Smyslov, 1947 (0-1)
Spassky vs Seirawan, 1984 (1-0)
Karpov vs Azmaiparashvili, 1983 (0-1)

DEBUT: E Schallopp vs Paulsen, 1883 (1-0)
RECENT: Aronian vs Nakamura, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Pirc, Classical Variation by KingG
NIKKI PIRC LINE GUIDE by nikkiurbz

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B08: Pirc, Classical (4237)
B07: Pirc (115)

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