B08: Pirc, classical (two knights) system

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

Pirc, classical (two knights) system

B08 Sub-variants:

Pirc, classical (two knights) system
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3

Pirc, classical (two knights) system
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7

Pirc, classical, h3 system
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3

Pirc, classical system, 5.Be2
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2

Overview

Games on Database:

10549

Last Played:

May 2026

Overall score:

35.9%

32.9%

31.2%

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Played frequently by:

White
Eduardas Rozentalis	38 games
Anatoly Karpov	22 games
Efim Geller	18 games

Black
Mihail Marin	44 games
Mikhail Gurevich	34 games
Eugenio Torre	32 games

Possible continuations:

4... Bg7

10172

35.7 %

33 %

31.3 %

4... c6

232

36.2 %

34.5 %

29.3 %

4... Bg4

53.3 %

23.3 %

4... Nbd7

56.5 %

17.4 %

26.1 %

4... a6

20 %

33.3 %

46.7 %

4... Nc6

54.5 %

27.3 %

18.2 %

4... e6

50 %

4... c5

50 %