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B0911 plies · black to move

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation

The Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code B09 in the Semi-Open Games family, where Black responds to 1.e4 with something other than 1...e5, including the Sicilian Defense, Caro-Kann, and Pirc. It is reached after 6 moves: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
6
Black p
Black n
Black p
5
4
White p
White p
White p
3
White n
White b
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
White q
e
White k
f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position