ECO B07 · Pirc Defense

Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Bg4

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

6. Bd3+1.28

White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense (B07), reached after 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Bg4, Stockfish 18 recommends 6. Bd3 for White. White is clearly better (+1.28).

Top engine moves

  1. +1.286. Bd3 e5 7. h3 Bc8 8. f4 exd4 9. Bxd4 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O
  2. +1.266. h3 Bc8 7. f4 b5 8. a3 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. g4 Nbd7
  3. +1.186. f4 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. c4 h5 10. Ne2 e6

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense?
After 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Bg4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 6. Bd3 for White, continuing e5 7. h3 Bc8 8. f4 exd4 9. Bxd4 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O. White is clearly better (+1.28). The next best moves are 6. h3 (+1.26) and 6. f4 (+1.18).
Is the Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +1.28: white is clearly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense?
B07. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; B is the volume for semi-open games (other than the French).

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).