The Pirc: Move by Move

Move by Move

Nigel Davies

• Publisher: Popular Chess
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9781781943212

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. The Pirc Defense is a dynamic counter-attacking option for Black. The initial strategy is to allow White to construct an impressive-looking pawn center, but the plan is to attack this center later on with both pieces and pawns, with the ultimate aim of destroying it completely. This ambitious and provocative approach by Black carries some risk but it can often lead to rich rewards, and the Pirc has always been popular among players who are aiming for more than just dry equality. In this book, Grandmaster Nigel Davies invites you to join him in a study of the Pirc Defense and its many variations. He shares his experience and knowledge with the opening, provides repertoire options for Black, offers answers to all the key questions and tells you everything you need to know about playing the Pirc Defense. *Essential guidance and training in the Pirc *Written by a renowned Pirc expert *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study

Table of contents

• About the Author
• Series Foreword
• Bibliography
• Introduction
• 1 Austrian Attack with 6 Bd3
• 2 Austrian Attack Alternatives
• 3 Lines with Bg5
• 4 Lines with Be3
• 5 Classical Lines
• 6 Fianchetto Lines
• 7 Other Lines
• 8 Third Move Alternatives
• 9 Second Move Alternatives
• Index of Complete Games
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