Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...d6/2. d4/2...Nf6/3. Nc3/3...g6/4. Bg5/4...Bg7/5. e5/5...dxe5/6. dxe5/6...Qxd1/7. Rxd1/7...Ng4/8. h3

Pirc Defence 8. h3 · Pirc Defence White looks to be helping Black to capture the e-pawn, and the unprepared Black player may not even have considered this. However, by prodding Black to capture the pawn, White's trap is sprung. Black's best response is to sacrifice the knight, as White's knight is coming in d5 with catastrophic consequences. Theory table 8...Nxe5 8...Bxe5 8...Nc6 8...Nxf2 References