B09
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack
Key moves: 1.e4 g6
The Modern Defence is a hypermodern opening where Black fianchettoes the bishop and allows White to occupy the centre. Black plans to undermine the centre later with ...c5 or ...d5.
History & Notable Players
Popularised in the 1960s and 1970s by players like Azmaiparashvili and Suttles.
Top Players in this Opening
Related Openings
Best Games
Anand,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 • 2017★ Notable
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I1/2-1/2
5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 • 2017★ Notable
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S1/2-1/2
8th Tal Memorial • 2013★ Notable
Kosteniuk,A vs Grischuk,A0-1
GRENKE Rapid WCh • 2010★ Notable
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kramnik,V1-0
19th Amber Rapid • 2010★ Notable
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid • 2008★ Notable
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold • 2007★ Notable
Kramnik,V vs Morozevich,A0-1
Amber Blindfold • 2005★ Notable
Nakamura, Hikaru vs Takhirov, Farkhad1-0
Wch U12 • 1999★ Notable
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin1-0
Amber Blindfold • 1999★ Notable
Polgar, Judit vs Svidler, Peter1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys • 1996★ Notable
Jussupow, Artur vs Adams, Michael1-0
Dortmund • 1994★ Notable
Ponomariov, Ruslan vs Grischuk, Alexander1-0
Wch U12 • 1994★ Notable
Tal, Mihail vs Chernin, Alexander1-0
Wch-blitz • 1988★ Notable
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Timman, Jan H1-0
Tilburg • 1986★ Notable
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Afifi, Assem1-0
WchT • 1985★ Notable
Anand, Viswanathan vs Wolff, Patrick G0-1
Wch U20 • 1984★ Notable
Timman, Jan H vs Spassky, Boris V1-0
Tilburg • 1981★ Notable
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H0-1
Tilburg • 1978★ Notable
Spassky, Boris V vs Fischer, Robert James1/2-1/2
World Championship 28th • 1972★ Notable