Ponderchess / Openings
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Opening
The Pirc Defense in 3D
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6. A hypermodern defence: Black lets White occupy the centre and counterattacks it later.
Rebuild the sequence yourself. The board responds to each move, and hints are available.
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Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Chigorin Line, move by move: e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 …
The white pieces
Use your centre to attack. Plans with f4-f5 or e4-e5 are dangerous.
The black pieces
Keep your position compact, and counterattack the centre once White commits.
Look a little deeper · 01
The Austrian Attack (4.f4) is White's most aggressive system, building a broad centre.
Look a little deeper · 02
Black waits for the right moment to strike with ...c5 or ...e5.
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Chigorin Line, move by move: e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 …
Keyboard: Space pauses, the arrow keys step. Gold arrows are White's moves, violet are Black's, red rays are threats, green shows support, blue shows plans.
