Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Parma Defense
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4
The Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Parma Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO B08, reached after 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4. It is a line of the Pirc Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 85 times by this move order. White won 52%, 4% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 7. h3 (59% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.51 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Nbd7 9. g3 e5)
- ECO
- B08
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rn1q1rk1/ppp1ppbp/3p1np1/8/3PP1b1/2N2N2/PPP1BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 6 7- PGN
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 15 | |
| 1500-1999 | 37 | |
| 2000+ | 33 | |
| All | 85 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. h3 | 50 (59%) | |
| 7. Be3 | 18 (21%) | |
| 7. e5 | 6 (7%) | |
| 7. a3 | 2 (2%) | |
| 7. Bg5 | 2 (2%) | |
| 7. Bf4 | 2 (2%) | |
| 7. Ng5 | 1 (1%) | |
| 7. Re1 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
217 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 25%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- LCZero v0.25.1-sv-t60-3010 (3809) – Fire 8_beta (3729) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-14
- Fire 8_beta (3729) – LCZero v0.25.1-sv-t60-3010 (3809) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-11
- GM Levon Aronian (2747) – GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2718) 1-0 · World Blitz 2024 · 2024-12-30
- GM Andrei Volokitin (2639) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2732) 1/2-1/2 · World Blitz 2015 · 2015-10-13
- GM Dmitry Jakovenko (2710) – GM Dmitry Bocharov (2585) 1-0 · ch-RUS Rapid 2017 · 2017-10-01
Highest-rated Lichess games
- hunterxhunterbest (2504) – chessvi_12 (2488) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- oocuil (2534) – ILLYA_Belov (2452) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- StrangerAM (2426) – hierasousse (2523) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2
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.