1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6

Pirc Defense: 2.d4 Nf6, Other Continuations

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6

Main Transpositions

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 to 1. .. g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6

Most Popular

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 (708/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 (1255/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 (15852/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 (1011/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 (653/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 (17236/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365

TCEC Games

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c6 (117cp, 29/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Be3 e5 5. f3 g6 (97cp, 2/M, TCEC +3=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 h6 5. h3 e5 6. Nge2 c6 7. Be3 Be7 (87cp, 2/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 h6 5. h3 e5 (56cp, 33/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 h6 (25cp, 55/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 e5 5. h3 g6 (93cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 g6 (86cp, 0/M, TCEC +4=6-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 (84cp, 125/M, TCEC +1=5-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 (-14cp, 15852/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. d5 Ne7 (90cp, 17/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 (88cp, 39/M, TCEC +2=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 Nd7 (96cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. O-O O-O (63cp, 6/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Be7 (76cp, 15/M, TCEC +4=2-2). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. d5 Ne7 (82cp, 21/M, TCEC +2=3-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 (75cp, 112/M, TCEC +2=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bc5 (110cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O 6. Ne2 Nbd7 (55cp, 0/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 g6 (26cp, 215/M, TCEC +0=2-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Be3 Bd6 (94cp, 7/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 (91cp, 19/M, TCEC +3=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nh5 (59cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 e6 7. c3 Nc6 8. Be3 Qb6 (88cp, 4/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 (59cp, 6/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 e6 (93cp, 4/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Ng8 (65cp, 14/M, TCEC +2=1-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 (-10cp, 653/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 (14cp, 17236/M, TCEC +29=24-17). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365

Biased Popular Lines

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c6 (107cp, -89cp; 29/M, 4%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 d5 8. exd5 Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nd4 Nb6 (140cp, -132cp; 11/M, 61%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 Be7 (260cp, -236cp; 11/M, 7%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 Nc5 (198cp, -174cp; 10/M, 7%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 c6 (143cp, -120cp; 25/M, 11%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 Be7 (219cp, -196cp; 10/M, 4%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 c5 (179cp, -153cp; 9/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 e5 (173cp, -152cp; 8/M, 12%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 (90cp, -75cp; 125/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 a6 (93cp, -78cp; 24/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg4 (122cp, -107cp; 12/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 (120cp, -105cp; 8/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 (173cp, -158cp; 7/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. d5 Nb8 (98cp, -21cp; 9/M, 35%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 (78cp, -70cp; 39/M, 60%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Be7 (78cp, -70cp; 15/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 (72cp, -66cp; 112/M, 35%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 (89cp, -74cp; 19/M, 32%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 Nh5 (84cp, -76cp; 8/M, 30%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 e6 (89cp, -24cp; 8/M, 113%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Ng8 (74cp, -10cp; 14/M, 34%). More: dbcn ccoe c365

Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 d5 8. exd5 Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nd4 Nb6 (140cp, -132cp; 11/M, 61%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 d5 8. e5 Ng4 9. Bg1 Nh6 (102cp, -81cp; 4/M, 37%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Bd2 d5 (113cp, -88cp; 7/M, 53%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 (146cp, -56cp; 6/M, 40%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bd3 O-O (132cp, -69cp; 4/M, 30%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 (72cp, -66cp; 112/M, 35%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 (89cp, -74cp; 19/M, 32%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 Nh5 (84cp, -76cp; 8/M, 30%). More: dbcn ccoe c365

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