Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Ljubojevic Variation

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Bc4

ECO B09

The Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Ljubojevic Variation is a chess opening line in the Pirc Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Bc4.

It is catalogued under code B09 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bc4 is chosen by White on move 5.

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