I played a Pirc a while ago and my opponent played an odd move that made the position look like a real dragon. 1.e4 d6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.f4 h6 6.Bh4 c5 7.Nf3 I don't think this was good on account of my next move 7...Nh5!? attacking f4 and d4. We continued 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bf2 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 O-O 12.g3 but is Black really ok here? In the game I played ..Ng7, ...a6, ...Bd7, ...Rc8, ...Qc8 and I won but I don't know if White had a better try in the opening after 7...Nh5!

How did ur opponent play 2. ...d6 after he played 1. ...d6 ???

I think he meant 2...Nf6 which makes the line a normal Pirc. The 4 Bg5 line followed by f4 can be quite dangerous for Black. A while ago Chessbase magazine had a whole theoretical article done on this line. 7 Nf3 is not common as  7 e5 seems more in the spirit of things. I probably would have played 7....c:d4 which is usually the idea behind ...c5 if White allows it. My files only have one game with 7. Nf3 between two non-masters and it was a draw.

Okay so I was lazy....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But if going into a sicilian isn't bad I could deal with it. Personally, I prefer the Pirc to the dragon because it can get sharper at times. And the Austrian Attack doesn't worry me anyway.

I think 7 .e5 is correct and the position is nothing like a Sicilian. The Bg5 and f4 line is tough to play as Black. I have had some minor luck with it but White never played the testing moves.

Okay it's not a true blue Sicilian, but the position is fairly similar. There are some differences that I found that actually favor Black.

This is the line I found this from -->

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White ended up playing Be3 and f4 at some point. Anyway, in the Pirc line I found that this won't work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I guess 7.Nf3 isn't anything to be worried about.