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The Pirc in Black and White:
Detailed Coverage Of An Enterprising Chess Opening
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About this book
The Pirc is an ambitious counter-attacking response to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. James Vigus provides an up-to-date appraisal of the Pirc and its many variations. Using illustrative games, he examines the traditional main lines, the fashionable alternatives and the tricky sidelines, while outlining the typical tactical and positional ideas for both White and Black. A study of this book will allow the reader to begin playing the Pirc with confidence in his or her own games.*Essential coverage of a dynamic opening*Written by a Pirc expert*Ideal for club and tournament players
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Publisher
Popular ChessYear
2007eBook ISBN
9781781946695Table of contents
- Bibliography
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Early Deviations: 6 e5, 6 dxc5, and 6 Bb5+ Bd7 7 Bxd7+
- 2 Maximum Complexity: 6 Bb5+ Bd7 7 e5 Ng4 8 Bxd7+ and 8 h3
- 3 The 5 ... c5 Main Line: 6 Bb5+ Bd7 7 e5 Ng4 8 e6
- 4 Early Deviations: 6 e5, 6 Be2, 6 Be3, and 6 a3
- Chapter Five Austrian Attack with 5 ... 0-0: 6 Bd3 Nc6 and 6 ... Na6 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 g6 4 f4 Bg7 5 Nf3 0-0 6 Bd3
- 6 The Fianchetto Variation: 4 g3
- 7 The Classical Variation: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Be2
- 8 The Accelerated Classical: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 h3 0-0 6 Be3
- 9 The f3-System: 4 Be3 followed by f3
- 10 The 150 Attack: 4 Be3 and 5 Qd2
- 11 Instant Aggression: 4 Bg5
- 12 Odds and Ends: 4 Bc4, 4 Bf4, and the Spike
- Index of Complete Games
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- Haba.P-Kovalev.A, Czech Team Championship 2005
- Iordachescu.V-Marin.M, Calvia Olympiad 2004