The Austrian Attack is considered white's most challenging response to the Pirc and is very aggressive.
I would recommend looking at anchor games. There is the famous Fischer vs Benko game. Judit Polgar was also an Austrian Attack player. You can find the games on chessgames.com
Also consider that there are 3 major continuations for white in the Austrian Attack after 5. ...0-0:
- 6. Bd3 the Weiss variation
- 6. Be3 the Kurajica variation
- 6. e5 the Unzicker Attack
Bd3 is the most popular but you could try the other moves.
Recently I have had significant difficulties playing against the Pirc and Modern Defense as White. I have been looking at the Austrian Attack (and subsequently the Pseudo-Austrian Attack) but I have difficulties using them as White. From what I have been reading and hearing online an aggressive kingside attack is what these set-ups (and similar set-ups) lead to, but I have difficulties executing them successfully. My main two questions are:
1) Does anybody know any good online resources on how to use the Austrian and/or the Pseudo-Austrian Attack(s) as White?
2) Are there any clear, general markers in a standard Pirc/Modern Game when the Austrian/Pseudo-Austrian player should play positionally early on as opposed to an aggressive, kingside expansion (with pawn pushes)?
3) Black typically looks for Queenside counter-play. If situations arise when I need to respond to said counter-play, what usual responses does White play?
My overall style is aggressive play that avoids early mass exchanges (one reason I find myself favoring 1..... c5 as opposed to 1..... e5 as Black against 1. e4) so I think the Austrian and Pseudo-Austrian, unless I am mistaken, fits in very well with my overall playing style.