Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3
The Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B07, reached after 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3. It is a line of the Pirc Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 40 times by this move order. White won 55%, 5% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5… b5 (53% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.68 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 5… Bg7 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e5)
- ECO
- B07
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 12 | |
| 2000+ | 28 | |
| All | 40 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… b5 | 21 (53%) | |
| 5… Nbd7 | 9 (23%) | |
| 5… Bg7 | 6 (15%) | |
| 5… Qa5 | 3 (8%) | |
| 5… Qc7 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
304 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 19%, Black 27%). The strongest:
- Komodo 2522.05 (3794) – AllieStein v0.6-n14.3beta (3815) 1/2-1/2 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-27
- AllieStein v0.6-n14.3beta (3815) – Komodo 2522.05 (3794) 1-0 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-27
- rofChade 2.303 (3661) – Stockfish 202005232210 (3796) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-06
- Stockfish 202005232210 (3796) – rofChade 2.303 (3661) 1-0 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-02
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2805) – GM Onischuk, V. (2619) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st May Late · 2024-05-21
Search all games of the Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- atsaynm (2633) – NM manneredmonkey (2618) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- legko2019 (2673) – Retired_master04 (2458) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- FM Ifeelsorryforyou (2502) – Retired_master04 (2462) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Pirc Defense (3. Nc3 g6) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6
More Pirc Defense lines (all)
- Pirc Defense (1. e4 d6) B00
- Pirc Defense (1… d6 2. d4) B00
- Pirc Defense (2. d4 Nf6) B00
- Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit B00
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack B07
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense B07
- Pirc Defense: Bayonet Attack B07
- Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation B07
- Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation B07
- Pirc Defense: Kholmov System B07
- Pirc Defense: Sveshnikov System B07
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation (3… g6 4. Nf3) B08
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.