Angreifen mit der Pirc-Verteidigung VisibleForUsers true d4 opening repertoire

d4 opening repertoire

one of the kings is in check

How about a combination where a “bait lures into a pin”

Insider perspective from a Hungarian champion and professional trainer who knew the chess world Portisch inhabited

Evolution/Revolution

Angreifen mit der Pirc-Verteidigung VisibleForUsers true d4 opening repertoireSlovenian GM Vasja Pirc was a five time Yugoslav national champion. That says it all about his playing strength, but there is something more important that he did for the chess world: the defense after the moves 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6, which he studied in detail, is named after him. The Pirc Defense had its ups and downs in tournament practice. Many considered it dubious. But the opening survived and is now coming back into fashion. The reasons