Opening name: Pirc Defence
Opening line: 1. e4 d6 2. Nf3
Lichess Board
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Winning percentages
White: 220 (32.26%)
Black: 211 (30.94%)
Draws: 251 (36.8%)
Pirc Defence
Black must now choose between going on in a modern defence with 2...g6 or transposing into another defence with 2...c5 or 2...e5.
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 43
Score: +0.21
Best Move: c5
PV Line: 1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4
Historical games for Pirc Defence
| Game | Result | Year |
| Nakamura, Hi (2787) vs Caruana, F. (2804) | 1-0 | 2016 |
| Caruana, F. (2782) vs Nakamura, Hi (2789) | 0-1 | 2014 |
| Movsesian, Sergei (2721) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2791) | 0-1 | 2010 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M. (2758) vs Nepomniachtchi, I. (2714) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M. (2758) vs Ponomariov, R. (2714) | 1/2-1/2 | 2014 |
| Radjabov, T. (2734) vs Ponomariov, R. (2714) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I. (2714) vs Ponomariov, R. (2714) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Nakamura, Hi (2760) vs Bortnyk, Olexandr (2604) | 1-0 | 2022 |
| Speelman, Jonathan S (2630) vs Short, Nigel D (2685) | 1/2-1/2 | 1992 |
| Ortiz Suarez, I. (2570) vs Ivanchuk, V. (2738) | 0-1 | 2017 |