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Pirc Defence

chess opening 1. e4 d6
Class type of: Semi-Open Game Q678245

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
chess opening
Subclass of
Semi-Open Game[3]
Part of
chess terminology[4]
Named after
Vasja Pirc[2]
Portable Game Notation
e4 d6[7]
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation
rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/3p4/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2[8]
Sport
chess[6]
Time of discovery or invention
2000[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yugoslav Defense en 1. e4 d6 en Pirc Defence en Pirc-Ufimtsev Defense en Ufimtsev Defense cs Pircova obrana cs Pirc-Ufimcevova obrana de Jugoslawische Verteidigung de Pirc-Ufimzew-Verteidigung de Pirc-Verteidigung en-gb 1. e4 d6 en-gb Pirc-Ufimtsev Defence en-gb Ufimtsev Defence en-gb Yugoslav Defence es Defensa Pirc fi Pircin puolustus fr Défense Oufimtsev fr Defense Pirc fr défense Pirc he פתיחת פירץ
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh2001005660
GND ID
4295824-6
ECO code
B07
FAST ID
1064784
Freebase ID
/m/02hmh8
J9U entity ID
987007539874705171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5411596
Quora topic ID
Pirc-Defence
Stack Exchange tag
chess.stackexchange.com

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 1
chess opening
Named after 1
Vasja Pirc
Sport 1
chess
Subclass of 1
Semi-Open Game
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Summary

Pirc Defence is a chess opening[1].

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  1. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → chess
    Part of → chess terminology
    Instance of → chess opening
    Subclass of → Semi-Open Game
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007539874705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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