Pirc, Classical (Two knights) system

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This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.
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a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
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Pirc, Classical (Two knights) System

In chess, B08 is the ECO code for the Pirc, Classical (Two Knights) System chess opening. The game begins 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3. White creates a strong pawn center and Black castles quickly and builds a compact structure, easy to defend. White must organize an attack without trading too many pieces. Efim Geller, Anatoli Karpov and Evgeni Vasiukov have chosen this system with White. Zurab Azmaiparashvili has an impressive score on the Black side.

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