Pirc Defense: 150 Attack
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2
The Pirc Defense: 150 Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B07, reached after 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2. It is a line of the Pirc Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 148 times by this move order. White won 53%, 4% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 5… b5 (69% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.57 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 5… Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bh6 b5 8. Bd3)
- ECO
- B07
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 47 | |
| 2000+ | 97 | |
| All | 148 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… b5 | 102 (69%) | |
| 5… Qa5 | 15 (10%) | |
| 5… Nbd7 | 15 (10%) | |
| 5… Bg7 | 6 (4%) | |
| 5… h5 | 4 (3%) | |
| 5… Ng4 | 4 (3%) | |
| 5… Qb6 | 2 (1%) |
Master games
610 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 19%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- GM So, W. (2760) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2859) 1/2-1/2 · Meltwater Tour Final 2022 · 2022-11-14
- GM Samuel Sevian (2687) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2859) 0-1 · MrDodgy Inv 3 Finals · 2022-11-30
- GM Yuriy Kryvoruchko (2689) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2717) 1-0 · World Blitz 2017 · 2017-12-30
- GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2758) – GM Onischuk, V. (2622) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 1st Dec · 2020-12-01
- GM Jon Ludvig Hammer (2621) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2751) 0-1 · Moscow Grand Prix 2017 · 2017-05-13
Search all games of the Pirc Defense: 150 Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Kruciatos (2743) – NM manneredmonkey (2614) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- laogun (2634) – SkitiaN (2538) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- qls_andriy (2531) – NM manneredmonkey (2534) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Pirc Defense (3. Nc3 g6) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6
Continuations
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense B07 · 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Bg4
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, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack 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
- Pirc Defense: Classical Variation (4. Nf3 Bg7) 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.