The Pirc Defense
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Feb 3, 2008
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i'm in the midst of studying the pirc as well. there are some wild attacks we have to face!!
Whenever I play against the Pirc, I usually opt for the Austrian Attack which is a very aggressive line. I'm not sure it is as sound as the French and the Sicilian, but it's worth a go.
Feb 4, 2008
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This is what I know about the Austrian:
It is a greedy plan, with White grabbing all the space he can. If Black does not quickly generate counterplay against White's center, he can be squashed. But, if Black proceeds accurately, then far more counterplay is allowed than in the Classical Variation.
Ive played pirc before i started with Scandinavian and Sveshnikov and i can say that sometimes its not easy to stuggle against Austrian Attack but it scored well. Ask me if you have questions about Pirc 
Mar 15, 2008
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Folks I play the Pirc nearly always as black. Have a look at my games and you'll see the gamut of white tries. I have had some really exciting games against the Austrian Attack lately. I actually think the hardest set ups to play against is the simple set up of pawns e4 and d4, knight f3 and c3 and be2 and 0-0. I have tried Bg4 and c6, indeed I have several such going on right now. I'd highly recommend learniong the Pirc in conjunction with another fianchetto line as black. I play the KID, Pirc or King Fianchetto against virtually any white set up and it mostly works well for me.
I learned originally from a book 30 years ago called King Fianchetto defences by GM D. Marovic. It has Grunfeld, Benoni, Volga etc in also.
I don't know if playing it as an occasional opening is tenable though, it's easy to get squashed if you make a few inaccuracies early on.
The main future of Pirc pawn structure which is easy to defend and many different plans avaible. One is to play quick e5 and(or) c5 and attack big center. Other is to try start attack on white king. And third is to sit in his castle and play in "hedgehog" style.
I can recommend the book "Pirc Alert!". It gives a clear explanation about the ideas behind the different variations, without going to much in to detail.
I have been playing the Pirc for years. The key is, imho, learning the timing on the center break, and deciding wether to break at e5 or c5.
The Austrian Attack has by far the best results against me. Also, if white plays O-O-O, you are in for a sharp, fun game.
Mar 17, 2008
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ketchuplover wrote: MM78 wrote:
Folks I play the Pirc nearly always as black. Have a look at my games and you'll see the gamut of white tries. I have had some really exciting games against the Austrian Attack lately. I actually think the hardest set ups to play against is the simple set up of pawns e4 and d4, knight f3 and c3 and be2 and 0-0. I have tried Bg4 and c6, indeed I have several such going on right now. I'd highly recommend learniong the Pirc in conjunction with another fianchetto line as black. I play the KID, Pirc or King Fianchetto against virtually any white set up and it mostly works well for me.
I learned originally from a book 30 years ago called King Fianchetto defences by GM D. Marovic. It has Grunfeld, Benoni, Volga etc in also.
I don't know if playing it as an occasional opening is tenable though, it's easy to get squashed if you make a few inaccuracies early on.
Have you ever tried the Lion formation (black opens 1...d6 2...Nf6 3...Nbd7)
In a word no. I would always play g6 unless white did something very strange to make me do otherwise. I've never tried the Lion or a Philidor Hanham.
Hi everyone,
I am looking to adopt the Pirc Defense as an occasional weapon against 1.e4. I really like hypermodern ideas and wish to use them in games.
Can anyone give me some advice on the Pirc, and online sources to find more?
Thank you very much!