Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...d6/2. d4
Pirc Defence | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 |
Pirc Defence
editBlack should start to put pressure on White's pawns, either with a direct threat : 2...Nf6 or by fianchettoing his king's bishop : 2...g6.
Theory table
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1. e4 d6 2. d4
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Main line | d4 Nf6 |
Nc3 g6 |
Nf3 Bg7 |
Be2 O-O |
= |
Modern Defence by transposition |
... g6 |
Nc3 Bg7 |
Be3 a6 |
Qd2 b5 |
= |
Balogh Defence | ... f5 |
Nc3 Nf6 |
Bd3 fxe4 |
Nxe4 Nxe4 |
+= |
Philidor Defence | ... e5 |
Nf3 exd4 |
Nxd4 Nf6 |
Nc3 Be7 |
+=/= |
dxe5
dxe5 | Qxd8+
Kxd8 | Bc4 | +/= |
References
edit- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.