Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5
The Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B09, reached after 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5. 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 294 times by this move order. White won 56%, 6% were drawn and Black won 38%. The most popular continuation is 6… dxe5 (63% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.13 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 6… dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nd5 9. g3)
- ECO
- B09
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 26 | |
| 1500-1999 | 110 | |
| 2000+ | 158 | |
| All | 294 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… dxe5 | 185 (63%) | |
| 6… Nfd7 | 64 (22%) | |
| 6… Ne8 | 24 (8%) | |
| 6… Ng4 | 14 (5%) | |
| 6… Nh5 | 2 (1%) | |
| 6… d5 | 1 (0%) | |
| 6… c5 | 1 (0%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
427 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 22%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (2674) – GM Tigran L. Petrosian (2607) 1/2-1/2 · Aeroflot Open A 2016 · 2016-03-08
- GM Denis Kadric (2584) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2690) 0-1 · Titled Tue 9th Jan Late · 2024-01-09
- GM A.R. Saleh Salem (2603) – GM Tigran L. Petrosian (2671) 1-0 · Aeroflot Open A 2015 · 2015-04-03
- GM Arman Pashikian (2617) – GM Tigran L. Petrosian (2651) 0-1 · Mayor Cup Yerevan 2014 · 2014-11-16
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2627) – GM Onischuk, V. (2633) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov · 2020-11-03
Search all games of the Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack and its sub-variations
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Comes from
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (5. Nf3 O-O) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O
Continuations
- Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack, Bronstein Variation B09 · 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7 7. h4
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 (3. Nc3 g6) B07
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack B07
- Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense B07
- 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
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.