The Pirc Defense is a chess opening that begins with 1. e4 d6 and black follows up with 2... Nf6 and a kingside fianchetto. A standard move order is 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6.
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Why does black gain from this "center fork trick"?
In the following position, Bc4 by white is evaluated as a bad move that can be punished by ...Nxe4.
Although I can see why it tactically works, I fail to see how the resulting position favors black. Do you have any insights about why it's better for…
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Why is KID considered more sound than Pirc?
I have an impression that at the high level, the Pirc defense is considered to be much more off-beat than the King's Indian defense; at least the latter has been a main weapon for many top players, starting from Bronstein and Geller and through…
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In the Pirc, bringing a dragon pawn structure fails
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1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5 6. cxd6
Above you can see the first moves of a Pirc Defense game. To study this opening, I learn with the book "Pirc Alert!" by Lev Alburt and Alex Chernin.
After 4. Nf3, there is a trick…
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Playing d5 in the Pirc defense
Two days ago, I played, a game as Black and after the analysis I was quite surprised to see that the computer suggested, in several moves throughtout the game, the move d5. In this position I think Black should develop first with g6 (what I played)…
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What is the Pirc Defense (1... d6 or 1... g6)?
On this website: http://www.dwheeler.com/chess-openings/, it says that the Pirc Defense is 1. e4 d6 or 1. e4 g6. Which one of them is the true Pirc Defense?
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Pirc Defence, Kholmov System literature
I am looking for some references where this variation is analysed. I have found some YouTube videos where engines play out this position, but they do not explain alternative moves which also lead to extremely complex games. It is called Kholmov…
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Pawn Structure Change in the Pirc - dxe5 or Nxe5?
As black I reached this position in a recent game
[White "Somebody"]
[Black "Ian Bush"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B07"]
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[StartPly "23"]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.f3 b5 6.a3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.Nge2 Qc7
9.Ng3 Bg7 10.Nce2 e5 11.O-O O-O…
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Meeting d4-d6 from White's perspective
How do you meet d4-d6 when your opponent doesn’t play the Old Indian, and the setup is d6-Nbd7-e5, which is Pirc territory?
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1. d4 d6 2. null Nd7 3. null e5
When this happens, can I play the London System, possibly with d4-Bf4, and so…
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Plans for black in Pirc when white responds to e5 with d5
Intuitively I would think that this line should just be a better (for black) version of the usual Mar Del Plata KID, seeing that the white c pawn is less advanced and the knight is somewhat passively placed on d2, and that black therefore should…
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How to avoid Pirc in favor of KID
I like to play the King's Indian Defense (KID) and I know little to nothing about the Pirc. So, on 1.d4 I always go for 1. ... Nf6 but I don't know what to do to avoid 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 ending up in a Pirc. Do I have to change a move order somehow or…
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Unusual Caro-Kann Variation
I'm looking for information about the unusual Caro-Kann variation that appears to be a sort of Pirc. I recently ran across this line and I'm struggling to understand why you would deviate from 2... d5.
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1. e4 c6
2. d4 d6
I can't seem to…
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How to avoid the Sicilian after 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3?
I am learning the Pirc Defense as black. I am a bit confused when after 1.e4 d6 white plays 2.Nf3. Are they forcing me to transpose into a Sicilian with 2... c5? I kind of like the Sicilian Dragon, so I guess I could play that (if they play 3.d4).…
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Is my representation of the Pirc Defense correct?
I tried to represents all the main lines of the Pirc Defense to play at a 2000 ELO level. Am I right with the following tree?
What I mean by right is I wonder if I do not miss any popular line or choose a bad move at some level.
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Why is 3...g6 the main line of the Pirc Defense?
I admit that I've only started taking chess seriously in the past few months, but I'm having some trouble wrapping my head around this bit of theory. To be crystal clear, when I refer to the Pirc Defense, I'm referring to the following (or some…
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