Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack
Aggressive f4 push. Very sharp positions.
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1. e4 › Pirc Defense › Austrian Attack
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Sequence
1.e4d62.d4Nf63.Nc3g64.f4Bg75.Nf3O-O
Possible Variations4
6. e52 variations
6. Bd3Weiss Variation6. Bd3
6. Be3Kurajica Variation6. Be3
About this opening
The Austrian Attack (4.f4) is the most aggressive answer to the Pirc: White builds a broad e4-d4-f4 center and prepares a pawn advance and a direct attack on the black king, often with e5 and Qd2-h6. Black hits back with ...c5 or ...e5 to break this center before it rolls forward. Very sharp, this variation rewards initiative and precise calculation of the breaks.