Pirc Defense - tag

IM Zaur Tekeyev
IM Zaur Tekeyev
07.15.2022
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IM Zaur Tekeyev
07.15.2022

Pirc Defense is a hypermodern opening named after the five-time Yugoslavian Champion Vasja Pirc. At the highest level, the opening has always been staying on the roadside of the mainstream theory. Still, Mikhail Botvinnik used it in the Century Match in 1970, and Robert Fischer employed it against Boris Spassky in the World Championship in […]

IM Zaur Tekeyev
IM Zaur Tekeyev
11.13.2020
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IM Zaur Tekeyev
11.13.2020

The Pirc Defense is one of those openings you can easily fall in love with. It is one of the most charming ways of meeting 1.e4 and there are many fans of the Pirc among the players of any level. The reason is that Black often tries to play for something more than just equality.